Sorbus rosea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Sorbus |
Species: | S. rosea
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Binomial name | |
Sorbus rosea | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Sorbus rosea is a species of rowan native to Kashmir in Pakistan.[2] It is a small tree with large pink flowers and berries, dark green leaves turning to red in the Autumn, and reddish bark with silver patches.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[4]
Synonyms Sorbus cashmiriana 'Rosea'; Sorbus rosea 'Rosiness'; Sorbus cashmiriana 'Rosiness'; Sorbus cashmiriana