Sorbus aria
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| Sorbus aria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbus |
| Subgenus: | Aria |
| Species: | S. aria |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorbus aria L. |
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Aria nivea Host. |
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Sorbus aria (syn. Aria nivea), the Whitebeam or Common Whitebeam is a deciduous tree, compact and domed, with few upswept branches; it generally favours dry limestone and chalk soils. The hermaphrodite cream-white flowers appear in May, are insect pollinated, and go on to produce scarlet berries, which are often eaten by birds.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ The Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain p.86.
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