Sorbus Koehneana
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''Sorbus koehneana'',
Koehne The surname Koehne may refer to: History "Koehne" is the North German variant of the name "Kuehne". People * Bernhard Karl von Koehne (1817–1887), Russian heraldist and numismatist * Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (1848–1918), German ...
mountain ash, is a species of
rowan The rowans ( or ) or mountain-ashes are shrubs or trees in the genus ''Sorbus ''Sorbus'' is a genus of over 100 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae. Species of ''Sorbus'' (''s.l.'') are commonly known as whitebeam, r ...
native to central and southeast China and Qinghai. It is found in mixed forests or thickets in mountains 2,300 to 4,000m above sea level. It has white fruits and it's famous for the bright red color of its leaves in autumn.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15230691 koehneana Trees of China Endemic flora of China Plants described in 1906