Japanese mountainash
Sorbus commixta Hedl. [Rosaceae]
Nanakamado (ナナカマド, 七竃)
Lifeform: deciduous tree
Distribution: throughout Japan
Habitat: mountains
Synonyms
Sorbus commixta Hedl. var. sachalinensis Koidz.
Sorbus americana Marshall subsp. japonica (Maxim.) Kitam.
Genus Sorbus L.
Four species in Hokkaido
S. sambuchifolia (Cham. et Schltdl.) Roemer (タカネナナカマド)
- var. pseudoglacilis C. K. Schneid. (ミヤマナナカマド)
S. matsumurana (Makino) Koehne (ウラジロナナカマド)
- f. pseudogracilis (Koidz.) Ohwi (ナンキンナナカマドモドキ)
S. commixta Hedl. (ナナカマド)
- var. rufoferruginea C. K. Schn. (サビバナナカマド) (not in Hokkaido)
- var. sachalinensis Koidz. (エゾナナカマド)
- var. wilfordii (Koehne) Sugim. (ツシマナナカマド) [not in Hokkaido]
S. alnifolia (Sieb. et Zucc.) C. Koch (アズキナシ)
- var. submollies Rehder (オクシモアズキナシ)
- var. lobulata (Koidz.) Rehder (フギレアズキナシ) (not in Hokkaido)
Sorbus commixta in Hokkaido
On the foot of Mount Yotei on June 26, 2006
[Left] Sproutings after the clear-cutting of forest on Senjaku Course in Teine Skislope on October 5 2009. [Right] Vigorous sprouting stems in front of the HU Central Coop Restaurant on October 22 2009.
[Left] close-up of leaves. [Right] close-up of inflorescences. At the coast of Pekeretto Swamp, Sapporo, on June 26 2010.