Sitka Mountain Ash (Sorbus sitchensis) is usually found in coniferous forests, alongside streambanks, meadows, areas of past rock slides and in north coast bogs at low elevations. These plants are typically between 1-4 meters tall with several erected stems. Leaves are divided into an alternate pattern with 7-11 bluish-green leaflets that a toothed above the midway point. Flowers turn white in terminal clusters and produce red fruits that are edible but rather tart. The Nuxalk people would rub the berries on their heads to fight dandruff and lice.
Pojar, Jim, A. MacKinnon, and Paul B. Alaback. "Shrubs." Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone Pine Pub., 1994. 71. Print.
The Mountain Ash of Mt. Adams. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. <http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/cascade/mtadams/5/rose/sorbus/sitchensis/sorbussitchensislf2a.jpg>.
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