Cascade Mountain-Ash vs Pacific Mountain-Ash

Sorbus scopulina compared with Sorbus sitchensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Pacific Mountain-Ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 scopulina	Sorbus sitchensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cascade Mountain-Ash and Pacific Mountain-Ash share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sorbus.

Vista Genus: Sorbus

Conservation Status

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Pacific Mountain-Ash
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.

Pacific Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.