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Sorbus aria

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Sorbus aria

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Also known as common whitebeam, whitebeam

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Sorbus aria, commonly known as whitebeam, is a species of deciduous plant within the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Sorbus and is classified under the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is also referred to by the synonym Aria edulis and has received the title of tree of the year.

The IUCN Red List assessed the conservation status of Sorbus aria as Least Concern in 2017. Records of the species are held by institutions including NCSC, UCMP, QUE, University of New Hampshire, and NY. Documented occurrences have been reported in France, the United States, Canada, Spain, and Croatia.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Encyclopedia of Life, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Whitebeam

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRosaceae
Observations10,364
Observations recorded29,687,067

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,465
With media
995
Family
Rosaceae
Collections
NCSC, UCMP, QUE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, NY, CDA
Recorded in
France, United States, Canada, Spain, Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sorbus
Image
Sorbus aria.jpg
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Sorbus aria
Commons gallery
Aria edulis
taxon common name
mostayal
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
short name
S. aria
Commons category
Aria edulis
taxon synonym of
Aria edulis
foliage type
deciduous plant
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Encyclopedic overview

Aria edulis, the whitebeam or common whitebeam, is a species of deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae.

The tree often forms new shoots around the trunk. Typically compact and domed, the plant has a few upswept branches and the leaves have an almost-white underside. The hermaphrodite cream-white flowers appear in May, are insect pollinated, and go on to produce scarlet berries, which are often eaten by birds.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sorbus aria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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