Sorbus discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China.[1] Although it is recorded in wide use as an ornamental tree in the United Kingdom and other countries,[2] it is not; "Sorbus discolor" is a name erroneously applied to Sorbus commixta, the Japanese rowan.[3][4] Sorbus commixta fruit are bright orange to red, whereas Sorbus discolor fruit are white, or possibly dull pink to yellowish-orange.[3]
Sorbus discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China. Although it is recorded in wide use as an ornamental tree in the United Kingdom and other countries, it is not; "Sorbus discolor" is a name erroneously applied to Sorbus commixta, the Japanese rowan. Sorbus commixta fruit are bright orange to red, whereas Sorbus discolor fruit are white, or possibly dull pink to yellowish-orange.
