Cascade Mountain-Ash vs Mountain-ash

Sorbus scopulina compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Mountain-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 alnifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Mountain-Ash	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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States