Sorbus umbellata (Desf.) Fritsch subsp. umbellata

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Sorbus// Species: Sorbus umbellata (Desf.) Fritsch// Subspecies: Sorbus umbellata (Desf.) Fritsch subsp. umbellata.

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, shrub or small tree; Microphanerophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  Native from Southeast Europe to Caucasus and Iraq according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Aria umbellata (Desf.) Sennikov & Kurtto).

Habitat:  Rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN.

Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – crown with branches. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – branches. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – branches. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – developing fruits. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – developing fruits. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – developing fruits. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – twigs. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – twigs. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – twig. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – branch. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – bark of branch. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – trunks and branches. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – trunks. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – trunks. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellata – trunks. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Aria umbellata (Desf.) Sennikov & Kurtto. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164862-1 [Accessed 06.07.2023].

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.