Sorbus domestica L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Sorbus// Species: Sorbus domestica L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Warburg and Kârpâti in Tutin et al. (1968) and Djekov and Micevski in Micevski (1998).

Lifeform:  Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  Native from Central and South Europe to Northwest Caucasus; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Cormus domestica (L.) Spach).

Habitat:  Oak forests.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Sorbus domestica– habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– crown with flowering branches. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowering branches. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowering branches. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– side view of flowers – calyx and hypanthium. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– side view of flowers – calyx and hypanthium. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– side view of flowers – calyx and hypanthium. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– branches of inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– branches with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– twig with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– leaflet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– leaflets. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– adaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– adaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– adaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– leaf petioles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– stem of spring twig, leaf petiole with stipules. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– branch. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– branch. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– crown with branches. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus domestica– trunk with shredding bark. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Cormus domestica (L.) Spach. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722386-1 [Accessed 01.05.2023].

Sorbus L. Djekov, S. and Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1009 – 1017.

Sorbus L. Warburg, E.F. and Kârpâti, Z.E. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 67 – 71.

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