MOUNTAIN ASH, in Botany

name for any species of the genus Sorbus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), hardy ornamental trees and shrubs native to the Northern Hemisphere, not related to the true ashes. They are deciduous and bear flat-topped clusters of white flowers followed by orange or brilliant red berrylike fruits, for which they are widely cultivated as ornamentals. The astringent pome fruits are often used in domestic remedies. Of native kinds, the most common is the American mountain ash (S. americana), ranging from Newfoundland to North Carolina. Introduced species are often cultivated, especially the common European mountain ash or rowan tree (S. aucuparia). This tree is one of the most revered plants in the folklore of the Old World. It warded off evil influences and was "Thor's helper"; bits of the wood were thought to avert almost any disaster. Mountain ash is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

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Vistas in Botany
Book by W. B Turrill; Pergamon, 1959
Subjects: Botany
...C. ROLLINS AND G. TAYLOR VOLUME 2 VISTAS IN BOTANY VISTAS IN BOTANY Honorary Editorial Advisory Board Sir...SCHULTES -- Orchids of Trinidad and Tobago Vistas in Botany A VOLUME IN HONOUR OF THE BICENTENARY OF THE...
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Botany for Young People and Common Schools: How Plants Grow, a Simple Introduction to Structural Botany: with a Popular Flora, or an Arrangement and Description of Common Plants, Both Wild and Cultivated
Book by Asa Gray; Ivison, Blakeman, 1858
Subjects: Botany
...body like a leaf. So that the language of Botany, which the student has to learn, does...along the sides of the main footstalk, as in Fig. 128 , 129 , 130 . 128 ...Common Locust Fig. 128 and in the Ash. Pinnate with a tendril, when the...
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Economic Botany: A Textbook of Useful Plants and Plant Products
Book by Albert F. Hill; McGraw-Hill, 1952
Subjects: Botany, Economic
...America, particularly in the mountainous regions of Mexico. It...greater number being used in native manufactures. The...osiers or willows, and ash or white oak splints...FIG. 26. Wavy grain in white ash Fraxinus americana...
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Fifty Years of Botany: Golden Jubilee Volume of the Botanical Society of America
Book by William Campbell Steere; McGraw-Hill, 1958
Subjects: Botany
...gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and, in addition, have proved quite effective in combating diseases caused by the rickettsiae e.g., typhus fever and Rocky Mountain spotted fever . They are referred to as broad-spectrum antibiotics because of...
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The Green Earth: An Invitation to Botany
Book by Harold William Rickett; Jacques Cattell Press, 1943
Subjects: Botany
...original zone of growth which appeared between xylem and phloem. In a carrot you may see plainly the distinction between the wood...them sometimes for food, sometimes for medicine. Much curious botany has been lost with the spread of civilization over his forests...
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"Mineral Productions of Every Kind": Geological Observations in the Lewis and Clark Journals and the Role of Thomas Jefferson and the American Philosophical Society in the Geological Mentoring of Meriwether Lewis
Journal article by John W. Jengo; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 94, 2004
Subjects: American Philosophical Society, American history, Clark, William (1770-1838), Expeditions, Explorers, Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809), Mineralogy, Minerals
...May 25, 1805, describing the Missouri River in the vicinity of the Missouri Breaks) The sides of the mountains are very steep, and the torrents of water...choked the Sandy River watershed with volcanic ash and volcaniclastic fragments.80 Clarks description...
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More Than Meets the Eye: Photographic Records of Humboldtian Imaginings
Journal article by Catherine De Lorenzo, Deborah Van Der Plaat; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 37, 2004
Subjects: Photography--Criticism and interpretation
...early twentieth centuries. These document the botany and topography of the Yarra Ranges and nearby...specifically, the ferntree gullies and the soaring Mountain Ash characteristic of the region (see Plate 15 in the colour section). While little attention...
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"I Commend You to Allegany Underbrush": The Subversive Place-Made Self in Elizabeth C. Wright's Treatise on Nature, Lichen Tufts
Journal article by Daniel Patterson; Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, Vol. 17, 2000
Subjects: American literature--19th century, Lichen Tufts, from the Alleghanies (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Nature stories--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women--Social aspects, Wright, Elizabeth C.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...her thought occurs in her critique of the...the history of the ash tree through human...order to be restored in the wilds of Adirondacks...steady stretch up the mountain side and the coarse...Birds A Ladys life in the Rocky Mountains (1879) and Constance...
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A Map of the World
Journal article by W. George Lovell; The Geographical Review, Vol. 98, 2008
Subjects: Air travel--Canada, Air travel--Personal narratives, American Geographical Society--Services
...was so loved by the local population. At Vailima, his mountain estate in Samoa, he wrestled to the end with the demons that stalked...prison here left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, arriving in Botany Bay, after a passage of 25,440 kilometers around the...
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Postfire Succession in an Adirondack Forest
Journal article by Susy Svatek Ziegler; The Geographical Review, Vol. 97, 2007
Subjects: Adirondack Forest Preserve, New York--Environmental aspects, Ecological succession--Research, Forest fires--Environmental aspects, Forest fires--United States, United States. Department of Agriculture--Powers and duties
...3rd ed. Lake George, N.Y.: Adirondack Mountain Club. Laidly, P. R. 1990. Populus grandidentata Michx. Bigtooth Aspen. In Silvics of North America, vol. 2, Hardwoods...on Similar Sites? Canadian Journal of Botany 63 (3): 367-376. McDonough, W. T. 1979...
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Prairie
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 105, November 1996
Subjects: Botany, Flowers & plants, Loess Hills, Prairies
...species that are found in the Loess Hills of northwestern...silver scuff pea, Rocky Mountain bee plant, a great-flowered...drier slopes are white ash, chinquapin oak, slippery...make hiking difficult. In contrast, lower slopes...pawpaw, redbud, and green ash. For visitor information...
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Mary Austin and Andrew Forbes: Poetry, Photography, and the Eastern Sierra
Magazine article by Karen S. Langlois; California History, Vol. 85, Winter 2007
Subjects: Austin, Mary Hunter--Practice, Austin, Mary Hunter--Works, Authors--Practice, Authors--Works, Forbes, Andrew Alexander--Practice, Forbes, Andrew Alexander--Works, Photographers--Practice, Photographers--Works, Sierra Nevada (United States)--Description and travel, Writers--Practice, Writers--Works
...See the embers in the wavering ash heap glowing, Red and winking...THE FUTURE OF THE VALLEY In contrast to the open spaces of the mountains, the valley floor was populated with a growing...
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The AJ Environmental Education Directory 2007: Green Campus Life and Learning
Magazine article; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 33, November 2007
Subjects: Environmental education--Study and teaching, Universities and colleges--Canada, Universities and colleges--Curricula
...Garry oak ecosystem. Large green spaces, mountains and parks are close by. The University...Food University Network tested local food in the cafeteria over the summer and will...more. Millennium Park has unique pumpkin ash and cucumber trees. EnviroWestern operates...
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Ecuador
Magazine article; Foreign Policy, January 2002
Subjects: Economic development--Statistics, Ecuador--Economic aspects, Electronic commerce--Statistics, Fish industry--Statistics, High technology industry--Statistics, Horticultural industry--Statistics, Petroleum industry--Statistics, Pharmaceutical industry--Statistics
...region with fertile volcanic ash. * Shrimp farming is one of...shrimp producer since the 1950s. In the last eight years, the shrimp...whitewater rafting, volcano mountain biking, and trekking. Eco-tourism...Robert Mendelsohn, (Economic Botany 49, 1995). (3.) "An Emerging...


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Mountain Ash , in Botany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MOUNTAIN ASH , in botany name for any species...fruits are often used in domestic remedies. Of...common is the American mountain ash ( S. americana ), ranging...almost any disaster. Mountain ash is classified in the division Magnoliophyta...
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Ash , in Botany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ASH , in botany in botany, any plant of the genus Fraxinus...fruits with long "wings" to aid in wind dispersal. The most valuable...hardwood timber is the white ash ( F. americana ), ranging from...North America and China. The mountain ash and prickly ash are...


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