Native to 59 botanical countries across Europe and Temperate Asia; introduced into 47 botanical countries across Australasia, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia, Adjara, Keda
41.543417, 42.023389
Location Remarks
Koslitavi, branch of Merisi Gorge. Steep slopes above Akavreti River, landmark Koslitavi. Following a winding dirt road generally southeast of Keda. 941 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Nino Memiadze, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Kikodze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 5 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Sorbus
Specific Epithet
aucuparia
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#255,869 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
6%