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, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from West, Central and South Europe to Iran; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Mixed oak forests and lower parts of the European beech forests belt.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Sorbus torminalis– habit. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– branches with inflorescences. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– inflorescence. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– inflorescence. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– inflorescence. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– inflorescence. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– inflorescence. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– flowers. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– flowers. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– flowers. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – side view of flowers- calyx. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – side view of flowers- calyx. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – side view of flowers- calyx. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – branches of inflorescence. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – twig with leaves. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – leaves. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – leaves. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – leaves. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – leaves. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – leaves. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – petioles. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – stem of twig. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – branch. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – branch. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – trunk and branches. Osogovo – near Pashadzikovo, 23.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– developing fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– developing fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– twigs. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– leaf petioles. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis– trunk. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – habit (left) and part of crown -branches (right). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020 (left) and 14.08.2020 (right). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – branches and twigs with leaves and fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – twigs with leaves and fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – leaves and fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis (fruits), Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 14.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sorbus torminalis – branches, Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
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, p. 67 – 71.
