Sorbus ulleungensis is a species of rowan native to Ulleung Island of South Korea.[2] Its cultivar 'Olympic Flame' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3] This medium-sized upright tree, growing to 8 m (26 ft), has large leaves which turn brilliant shades of red and orange in Autumn. Small white flowers in Spring are followed by bright red berries in the Autumn.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbus |
| Species: | S. ulleungensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorbus ulleungensis Chin S.Chang[1]
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References
edit- ^ Harvard Pap. Bot. 19: 252 (2014)
- ^ a b "Sorbus ulleungensis Chin S.Chang". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Sobus ulleungensis 'Olympic Flame'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.