Sorbus aucuparia harvest but be followed by a severe winter. "S. aucuparia" is used in the coats of arms of the German municipalities Ebernhahn, Eschenrode, and Hermsdorf, and of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Rowan is part of the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and the logo of both Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors. Sorbus aucuparia Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. It is a highly variable species, and botanists have used different definitions of the species to include or exclude trees native
Sorbus chamaemespilus in corymbs 3–4 cm diameter. The fruit is an oval red pome 10–13 mm diameter. It is the sole species in a group that has been called genus "Chamaemespilus" or "Sorbus" subgenus "Chamaemespilus", distinguished from other subgenera of "Sorbus" by the pink (not white) flowers with forward-pointing petals (not opening flat). More recently, it has become clear that the simple-leafed species traditionally included in "Sorbus" form a monophyletic group, and this species could be included in a clade called "Aria" (genus "Aria" or "Sorbus" subgenus "Aria"). Sorbus chamaemespilus Sorbus chamaemespilus, the false medlar or dwarf whitebeam, is a species of