Originally Posted by NicoT

Nico raised his hand, "The Rowan tree is called raun or rogn in Old Norse, caorann, or Rudha-an in Gaelic and in folk stories has been referred to as; Mountain ash, Quickbane, Quickbeam, Quicken (tree), Quickenbeam, Ran tree, Roan tree, Roden-quicken, Roden-quicken-royan, Round wood, Round tree, Royne tree, Rune tree, Sorb apple, Thor's helper, Whispering tree, Whitty, Wicken-tree, Wiggin, Wiggy, Wiky, Witch wood, Witchbane, Witchen, Witchen Wittern tree and Dogberry tree." Half way through, Nicholai referred to his textbook for more names before taking a breath and noting, "Rowan is easier."

Originally Posted by Ameh

Originally Posted by dan arjay

Daniel Raised his hand and said The rowans or mountain-ashes are plants in the family Rosaceae, in the genus Sorbus, subgenus Sorbus. They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in the mountains of western China and the Himalaya, where numerous apomictic microspecies occur. The density of the rowan wood makes it very usable for walking sticks and magician's staves. This is why druid staffs, for example, have traditionally been made out of rowan wood, and its branches were often used in dowsing rods and magic wands. Rowan was carried on vessels to avoid storms, kept in houses to guard against lightning, and even planted on graves to keep the deceased from haunting. It was also used to protect one from witches. Often birds' droppings contain rowan seeds, and if such droppings land in a fork or hole where old leaves have accumulated on a larger tree, such as an oak or a maple, they may result in a rowan growing as an epiphyte on the larger tree. Such a rowan is called a "flying rowan" and was thought of as especially potent against witches and their magic, and as a counter-charm against sorcery.Rowan's alleged protection against enchantment made it perfect to be used in making rune staves , for metal divining, and to protect cattle from harm by attaching sprigs to their sheds. Leaves and berries were added to divination incense for better scrying.

Originally Posted by Amira With a C

Camira raised her hand, eyes on the notes she'd made in preparation for this lesson. "Alternative names for the rowan include Delight of the eye (Luisliu), Mountain ash, Quickbane, Quickbeam, Quicken (tree), Quickenbeam, Ran tree, Roan tree, Roden-quicken, Roden-quicken-royan, Round wood, Round tree, Royne tree, Rune tree, Sorb apple, Thor's helper, Whispering tree, Whitty, Wicken-tree, Wiggin, Wiggy, Wiky, Witch wood, Witchbane, Witchen, Witchen Wittern[2] tree." She paused to take a breath before continuing. " I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of them. I do know that "mountain ash" is a rather confusing alternative name because it implies that it is part of a group of trees of the genus Fraxinus. It has also been referred to as the Dogberry tree, but that has more to do with botany and less to do with its magical and divinative properties." Was that everything? Hopefully.

Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01

"Whispering tree, Whitty, Wicken-tree, Wiggin, Wiggy, Wiky, Witch wood, Witchbane, and Witchen." chris raised his hand and said determined to get points this time.

Originally Posted by LisaPotter1125

Astrid raised her hand and said, "The Rowan tree is also known as the "Mountain Ash", "Delight of the Eye," "Wiggy," "Witchbane," and "Lady of the Mountains," due to the fact that it often grows in the most inhospitable of places, though it is most frequently found in mountainous areas as well as gardens. Also, A Rowan which grows out of another Rowan is known as a "Flying Rowan" and was considered especially potent against witches and their magick...a counter-charm against sorcery. The Rowan's ornamental wood is a wonderful lure for birds, which gives this tree yet another name, "Bird Catcher."

Originally Posted by XanaSnape

Will raised his hand, feeling encouraged. "Of course, there's always the muggle scientific name, Sorbus aucuparia. But it's also known as raun or rogn in Old Norse. It also has folk names including Delight of the eye, Mountain ash, Quickbane, Quickbeam, Quicken, Quickenbeam, Ran tree, Roan tree, Roden-quicken, Roden-quicken-royan, Round wood, Round tree, Royne tree, Rune tree, Sorb apple, Thor's helper," Will grinned at that one as he read from his text, "Whispering tree, Whitty, Wicken-tree, Wiggin, Wiggy, Wiky, Witch wood, Witchbane, Witchen, and the Witchen Wittern tree. In Gaelic, it is caorann, or Rudha-an." Whew.

Originally Posted by Hollister

Originally Posted by relly1611

Jessica raised her hand: "the Rowan tree is also called Mountain Ash, Sorb Apple, Witchin, Wiggin Tree, Quicken. The Latin name ,used in Science, is Sorbus aucuparia. In Gaelic it is called Caorthann."

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Anna's hand shot into the air. "The other names for the Rowan Tree are 'Mountain Ash,' 'Delight of the Eye,' 'Wiggy,' 'Witchbane,' 'Bird Catcher,' and 'Lady of the Mountains.' A Rowan growing from another Rowan is called a 'Flying Rowan,'" she said.