Cascade Mountain-Ash vs chainfruit

Sorbus scopulina compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Mountain-Ash	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sorbus	Alyxia
Species	Sorbus scopulina	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Cascade Mountain-Ash and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Mountain-Ash	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Mountain-Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cascade Mountain-Ash

The Cascade Mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina) is a species in the genus Sorbus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.