Rowan

Eaten by

• Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

  Also defends Rowan berry crops in upland areas using the same resource-defense strategy; a key disperser of Rowan seeds into open habitats above the treeline.

Seeds dispersed by

• Common BlackbirdTurdus merula

  One of the most important Rowan dispersers in lowland Britain; strips berries quickly in autumn and deposits seeds across a wide radius.

• Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus

  Specialist frugivore whose irruptive winter movements into temperate Europe are driven by Rowan mast crop failures in Fennoscandia. Seeds swallowed whole and passed intact (Svensson 1975).

• FieldfareTurdus pilaris

  Major winter frugivore on Rowan berries; irruptive flocks strip trees and disperse seeds over long distances.

Host of

• Oakmoss LichenEvernia prunastri

  Commonly colonises rowan bark in upland and montane woodland.

Mycorrhizal partner of

• Rowan BoleteLeccinum roseofractum

  Obligate ectomycorrhizal partner of Rowan; found under Rowan in upland birch-rowan woodland.