Biology:Sorbus subcuneata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbus |
| Species: | S. subcuneata
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| Sorbus subcuneata Wilmott
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Sorbus subcuneata, the Somerset whitebeam,[2] is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to coastal north Devon and west Somerset in the United Kingdom . It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
Sorbus subcuneata is a small tree, reaching a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Its leaves are on average twice as long as broad. Fruits are distinctive – globose, reddish brown, and covered with silvery lenticels.[3]
References
- ↑ Rivers, M.C., Rich, T.C.G. & Beech, E. 2017. Sorbus subcuneata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T34722A80736635. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34722A80736635.en. Downloaded on 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls.
- ↑ Rich, T.C.G., Houston, L., Robertson, A. and Proctor, M.C.F., 2010. Whitebeams, Rowans and Service trees of Britain and Ireland: a monograph of British and Irish'Sorbus' L. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.
Wikidata ☰ Q1594138 entry
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