Sorbus aucuparia · Probable
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
European rowan as named in British and northern European plant folklore collections.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Direct connections and evidence
Cross Source
protective rowan customs
The edge preserves named protective customs without treating them as universal plant meanings. Physical preparation is not recommended.
2 attestations · high confidence
Explicit Source
wood for divining rods
The record describes a collected historical custom rather than a universal property of rowan.
1 attestation · high confidence
Reviewed sources
- T. F. Thiselton-Dyer, The Folk-Lore of Plants (1889)Wellcome Collection
- Richard Folkard, Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (1884)Wellcome Collection