Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Sorbus dumosa Greene
(Arizona Mountain Ash)

Family: Rosaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Sorbus dumosa is an upper elevation shrub. It has pinnately compound leaves with glabrous serrate leaflets that are about 40mm long. The rachis of the leaf (petiole as it continues into the leaf) and the winter bud are white hairy. It has white flowers and orange or red fruit (a berry-like pome.)
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Sorbus dumosa, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger, Leith Young, Ed & Dorea Gilbert, Patrick Alexander, Mogollon Mtns., near Bead Spring



Sorbus dumosa, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger, Leith Young, Ed & Dorea Gilbert, Patrick Alexander, Mogollon Mtns., near Bead Spring



Sorbus dumosa, closeup of leaflet, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger, Leith Young, Ed & Dorea Gilbert, Patrick Alexander, Mogollon Mtns., near Bead Spring



Sorbus dumosa, macro of leaf rachis, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger, Leith Young, Ed & Dorea Gilbert, Patrick Alexander, Mogollon Mtns., near Bead Spring



Sorbus dumosa, macro of winter bud, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger, Leith Young, Ed & Dorea Gilbert, Patrick Alexander, Mogollon Mtns., near Bead Spring



Sorbus dumosa, DAZ herbarium, collector Michael Baad, 15 June 1964, trail to Mogollon Baldy


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