name: Rowanberry

flavor_db_name_variants: rowanberry

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Rowanberry

id: 176

name_scientific: Sorbus aucuparia

description: Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. It is a highly variable species, and botanists have used different definitions of the species to include or exclude trees native to certain areas; a recent definition includes trees native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, as well as northern Africa. The range extends from Madeira and Iceland to Russia and northern China. Unlike many plants with similar distributions, it is not native to Japan. Fruit and foliage of S. aucuparia have been used by humans in the creation of dishes and beverages, as a folk medicine, and as fodder for livestock. Its tough and flexible wood has traditionally been used for woodworking. It is planted to fortify soil in mountain regions or as an ornamental tree and has several cultivars.

itis_id: 25320

wikipedia_id: Rowanberry

picture_file_name: 176.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 54406

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:43:27.000Z

legacy_id: 186

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Berries

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:24.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:18.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 36599

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00176