Sorbus scalaris

Sorbus scalaris is a species of rowan.^[1] It is native to western Sichuan and Yunnan in China where it grows in mixed forests on mountain slopes at altitudes of 1600–3000 m. S. scalaris is a shrub or small tree, 3–7 m tall.^[2]

Sorbus scalaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Sorbus
Species:	S. scalaris
Binomial name
Sorbus scalaris Koehne
Synonyms[1]
List Pyrus scalaris (Koehne) Bean Pyrus pluripinnata (C.K.Schneid.) Cardot Sorbus foliolosa var. pluripinnata C.K.Schneid. Sorbus pluripinnata (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne

Sorbus scalaris is sometimes cultivated. It has been labelled as the most attractive small tree among the orange-fruited Rowan species.^[3] Because it is self-incompatible and very few clones are cultivated, most seedlings raised from this species by gardeners are hybrids.^[3]