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'''''Sorbus scopulina''''' is a [[species]] of [[Sorbus|rowan]] that is native to western [[North America]], primarily in the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=McAllister2005/> |
'''''Sorbus scopulina''''' is a [[species]] of [[Sorbus|rowan]] that is native to western [[North America]], primarily in the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=McAllister2005/> The common name of this species is often given as 'Greene mountain-ash', and is so named in honor of American botanist [[Edward Lee Greene|Edward Lee Greene]].<ref>Petrides, George A. and Olivia 1998. "Western Trees". Houghton Mifflin Company.</ref> Throughout the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Northwestern portions of this rowan's habitat, it is commonly called Cascade Mountain-ash, sometimes listed as ''Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis''.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=display&classid=SOSCC USDA PLANTS Database]</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Sorbus scopulina is a species of rowan that is native to western North America, primarily in the Rocky Mountains.[1] The common name of this species is often given as 'Greene mountain-ash', and is so named in honor of American botanist Edward Lee Greene.[2] Throughout the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Northwestern portions of this rowan's habitat, it is commonly called Cascade Mountain-ash, sometimes listed as Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis.[3]
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