ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Sorbus americana

Name author: Marshall

A species in the Rosaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species: Sorbus americana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1785

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Sorbus americana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

20 synonyms in this snapshot

Aucuparia americanaName author: (Marshall) Nieuwl.
Crataegus americanaName author: (Marshall) Chalon
Pyrus americanaName author: (Marshall) Spreng.
Pyrus americanaName author: (Marshall) DC.
Pyrus americana subsp. microcarpaName author: (Pursh) Juel, Cedergr. & Örtendahl
Pyrus americana var. microcarpaName author: (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
Pyrus microcarpaName author: (Pursh) DC.
Pyrus microcarpaName author: (Pursh) Spreng.
Sorbus americanaName author: Willd.
Sorbus americana subsp. microcarpaName author: (Pursh) Juel, Cedergr. & Örtendahl
Sorbus americana var. macrocarpaName author: Zabel
Sorbus americana var. micranthaName author: (Dum.Cours.) K.Koch
Sorbus americana var. microcarpaName author: (Pursh) Wenz.
Sorbus aucupariaName author: Michx.
Sorbus aucuparia var. americanaName author: (Marshall) Pers.
Sorbus humifusaName author: S.Watson
Sorbus micranthaName author: Dum.Cours.
Sorbus microcarpaName author: Pursh
Sorbus pumilaName author: Raf.
Sorbus ripariaName author: Raf.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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