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PLANTS

Northern mountain-ash

Sorbus decora

Plants
NativeTree · ShrubPerennialWhite flowers
Northern mountain-ash, photo 1 of 5
Northern mountain-ash, In flower
Northern mountain-ash, In fruit
12.2 mHeight

Perennial tree reaching 12.2 m. Grows in forests.

There are 4,599 observations of Northern mountain-ash in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord1,048
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine754
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent749
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean658
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue517
  6. Nord-du-Québec282
  7. Mauricie248
  8. Capitale-Nationale103
  9. Laurentides74
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches54
  11. Lanaudière47
  12. Estrie37
  13. Montérégie17
  14. Outaouais7
  15. Montréal3
  16. Laval1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

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