Sorbus aucuparia 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 to certain areas; a recent definition includes trees native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, as well as northern Africa. The range extends from Madeira and Iceland to Russia and northern China. Unlike many plants with similar distributions, it is not native to Japan. "S. aucuparia" has a slender trunk with smooth bark, a loose and
Aphis pomi "A. pomi", especially at high temperatures. Besides occurring on apple ("Malus domestica"), "Aphis pomi" infests other plants in the family Rosaceae including pear ("Pyrus communis "), hawthorn ("Crataegus monogyna"), medlar ("Mespilus germanica"), quince ("Cydonia oblonga"), mountain ash ("Sorbus aucuparia"), rose ("Rosa") and spiraea ("Spiraea"). It is an autoecious species, completing its life cycle on a single host species. Overwintering eggs hatch in spring and the aphids colonise the growing tips of the shoots causing the edges of the leaves to curl. These aphids are all viviparous females and give birth to other wingless aphids by parthenogenesis. In June some winged