Khosrov Forest State Reserve pear ("Pyrus"), rowan ("Sorbus"). The southern steep sunny and dry slopes are covered by juniper sparse forests. Caucasian oak ("Quercus macranthera") forests can be found at an altitude of 1600–2300 m above sea level, which are rather dense in Khosrov district of the reserve known as "Trchnaberd". Oak forests are accompanied by ash ("Fraxinus excelsior", "Fraxinus rotundifolia"), rowan ("Sorbus aucuparia"), pear ("Pyrus"), maple ("Acer") and others. Bushes are abundant in the forests, represented by different species of wayfaring tree ("Viburnum lantana"), honeysuckle ("Lonicera"), rose ("Rosa"), hawthorn ("Crataegus"). The vegetation in the forests is rich in grass (family "Poaceae" L.). Mountainous
Sorbus aucuparia in an alternate leaf pattern on a branch., distinguishing them from those of ash, "Fraxinus excelsior", which are opposite and without stipules. The leaflets are elongated-lanceolate in shape, 2 to 6 cm long, and 1 to 2.5 cm wide with a sharply serrated edge, and have short stems or sit close to the central vein except for the outermost leaflet. Leaflets are covered in gray-silvery hairs after sprouting but become mostly bare after they unfold. Their uppers side is dark green and their underside is a grayish green and felted. Young leaflets smell like marzipan when brayed. The leaflets are