Sorbaria kirilowii

Sorbaria kirilowii (Regel) Maxim. (syn.: S. arborea C.K. Schneider, S. assurgens M. Vilm. et Bois) (China) – An exceptional escape from or relic of cultivation or a mere throw-out. Some shrubs were found growing alongside a former railway track between Roeselare and Menen, near Moorsele, in 2013.

Also known as an escape in the British Isles (e.g. Clement & Foster 1994) and North America (e.g. Layser 1971) and perhaps under-recorded elsewhere.

Selected literature:


Clement E.J. & Foster M.C. (1994) Alien plants of the British Isles. BSBI, London: XVIII + 590 p.

Layser E.F. (1971) Notes on the flora of the Pacific Northwest. Madroño 21: 47-48.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith