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Contents 1 Missing References 2 Common name in North America 3 Folk Medicinal Uses 4 Mythology and folklore

[edit] Missing References

(Frazer, p. 718). (Murray, p. 26) neither appear in the references list. --Nantonos 01:08, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

Frazer might be Sir James George Frazer (1922) The Golden Bough - A Study in Magic and Religion, but I don't know for sure. - MPF 11:26, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Common name in North America

Regardless of whether the common name "mountain ash" is confusing, it is a fact that mountain ash is the only common name applied to native Sorbus species in North America. The use of the term "American Rowan" is unknown. A quick check of any North American field guide or an authoratative reference such as Gleason and Cronquist "Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada" will verify this. Common names are established by usage and not fiat.

Steve Baskauf, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Dept. of Biological Sciences, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Steve Baskauf 14:19, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Folk Medicinal Uses

The way the folk medicinal uses section is written is not appropriate. There needs to a be a clear distinction made between historical/traditional uses and evidence-backed uses, both cited appropriately. This reads as if it was copy-pasted out of some Wizard's Guide. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.193.45.177 (talk) 18:21, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mythology and folklore

The documentation concerning folk belief of the rowan in the Nordic countries is conflicting. Of course not all beliefs were held by all members of any given community, nor would the belief have been identitical and involved identical practices for all those who believed in it or were aware of it. Importantly, there is literature to demonstrate that the belief about the rowan berries boding heavy snow, harsh winter, etc. in both Finland and Sweden are conflicting. I edited that section to accordingly. Vidyadhara (talk) 12:54, 9 March 2008 (UTC)