Hairy Rowan vs Mountain-ash

Sorbus lanata compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Rowan	Mountain-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Sorbus	Sorbus
Species	Sorbus lanata	Sorbus alnifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Rowan and Mountain-ash share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sorbus.

Conservation Status

Hairy Rowan

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Rowan	Mountain-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Rowan

Habitat

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

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.