''Sorbus discolor'' is a species of flowering plant in the family

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

, native to China. Although it is recorded in wide use as an ornamental tree in the United Kingdom and other countries, it is not; "Sorbus discolor" is a name erroneously applied to '' Sorbus commixta'', the Japanese rowan. ''Sorbus commixta'' fruit is bright orange to red, whereas ''Sorbus discolor'' fruit is white, or possibly dull pink to yellowish-orange.

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discolor Endemic flora of China Flora of Inner Mongolia Flora of North-Central China Flora of Southeast China Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by Karl Maximovich {{Maleae-stub