Sorbus mougeotii group
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The Sorbus mougeotii group comprises hybrids between the species of the Sorbus aria complex and Sorbus aucuparia . This group includes the two hereditary hybrids Sorbus mougeotii and Sorbus austriaca .
features
The species are shrubs or trees that closely resemble Sorbus aria . The leaves are 1.3 to 2.0 times as long as they are wide and oblong to almost circular in shape. The underside of the leaf is gray-white tomentose, but the hairs are looser than in Sorbus aria and the hairs are also thicker at 15 to 30 micrometers. The leaf incisions are 1/8 to 1/6 of the leaf width long.
Occurrence
The area of the Sorbus mougeotii group includes the Pyrenees, higher altitudes in south-east France, in Switzerland the Jura and the Central Plateau, the Vosges, the Alps, the Carpathians and the Illyrian Mountains.
supporting documents
- Herfried Kutzelnigg: Sorbus . In: Hans. J. Conert et al. a. (Ed.): Gustav Hegi. Illustrated flora of Central Europe. Volume 4 Part 2B: Spermatophyta: Angiospermae: Dicotyledones 2 (3). Rosaceae 2 . Blackwell 1995. ISBN 3-8263-2533-8