Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Sorbus aria-agregate

Vernacular name:

Whitebeam, Common


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Sorbus aria

Common Whitebeam

Scientific name: Sorbus aria aggregate

Diagnostic features
Leaves toothed, lobed up to 1/5 way to midrib, white- or whitish-tomentose on lowerside.
Fruit scarlet to crimson.
Styles 2.

The following species belong to this aggregate:
Sorbus aria; Sorbus leptophylla; Sorbus wilmottiana; Sorbus eminens; Sorbus hibernica; Sorbus porrigentiformis; Sorbus lancastriensis; Sorbus rupicola; and Sorbus vexans .

This aggregate is keyed out from Page 2482 onwards in the Text Key.

There is a multi-access key to the species of this aggregate to be found in IdentifyIt as file Sorbus-aria-agg.

Sorbus aria-agregate
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