Biology:Aria edulis
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Short description: Species of tree, the type species of the whitebeams
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Aria |
| Species: | A. edulis
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| Aria edulis (Willd.) M.Roem.
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Aria edulis, the whitebeam or common whitebeam,[2] is a species of deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to most of Europe as well as North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and temperate Asia (Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Georgia).[3] Typically compact and domed, with few upswept branches and almost-white underside of the leaves, 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.[4]
The cultivars A. edulis 'Lutescens',[5] with very whitish-green early leaves, and A. edulis 'Majestica',[6] with large leaves, have both have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
The berries are edible when overripe (bletted).[8] It has a high capacity to form new shoots around the trunk.
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References
- ↑ Rivers, M.C.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus aria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T62861A112294405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62861A112294405.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62861/112294405. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Aria edulis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
- ↑ The Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain p.86.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/17534/Sorbus-aria-Lutescens/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Majestica'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/90459/Sorbus-aria-Majestica/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 98. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
- ↑ Mabey, Richard (2012). Food for Free. London: Collins. pp. 72. ISBN 978-000-743847-1.
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