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Sorbus

Sorbus

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
(dicotyledons)
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus

Sorbus is a genus of tree in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae.

The genus is divided into two main groups, the whitebeams, with simple leaves and the mountain ashes, generally with compound leaves. The European mountain ash is called a rowan and this name is occasionally used for other species of Sorbus as well.