Sorbus vilmorinii Sorbus vilmorinii Sorbus vilmorinii, the Vilmorin's rowan or Vilmorin's mountain ash (), is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan in China. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, tall, with ferny leaves, each having multiple leaflets that turn purple in autumn (fall). The fruits, which can last through winter, are crimson, turning to pale pink. They are eaten by birds when there is no other food supply nearby. The specific epithet "vilmorinii" refers to the 19th century French horticulturalist Maurice de Vilmorin. It grows in a wide range of habitats
Sorbus aucuparia larger forest trees. In Central Europe it often grows in association with red elderberry, goat willow, Eurasian aspen, and silver birch. The plant is highly flammable and tends not to accumulate plant litter. Other species of the genus "Sorbus" easily hybridize with "S. aucuparia" and hybrid speciation can result; hybrids include "Sorbus × hybrida", a small tree with oval serrated leaves and 2 to 3 pairs of leaflets, which is a hybrid with "Sorbus × intermedia", and "Sorbus thuringiaca", a medium-size tree with elongated leaves and 1 to 3 pairs of leaflets that are sometimes fused at the central vein,