Mountain ash

For the town in South Wales, United Kingdom, see Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Mountain ash is a name used for several trees, none of immediate relation. It may refer to:

Eucalyptus regnans from Australia, the tallest of all flowering plants
Fraxinus texensis, from Texas
Sorbus aucuparia, also known as rowan.
Sorbus americana, from eastern North America
- In North America (mainly U.S.) trees in the subgenus Sorbus subgenus Sorbus are often styled as mountain-ashes to convey their unrelatedness to true ashes. It is commonly believed in many cultures to protect against the supernatural.

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