Aria wilmottiana, commonly known as Willmott's whitebeam,[2] is a species of whitebeam in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to England, and is found in the Avon Gorge, in Somerset and Gloucestershire. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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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: | Aria |
| Species: | A. wilmottiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Aria wilmottiana (E.F.Warb.) Sennikov & Kurtto
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Description edit
Aria wilmottiana is a small tree or shrub, up to 10m in height. It is often multistemmed, with rather upright branches.[3]
Distribution edit
This species is confined to the Avon Gorge, in SW England; less than 100 individuals are known.[4]
Ecology and evolution edit
Aria wilmottiana appears to be shade intolerant, growing in rocky scrub and grassland on shallow, mildly acidic soils.[5] Aria wilmottiana arose from a cross between Aria edulis and Aria porrigentiformis.[6]
References edit
- ^ Beech, E.; Rich, T.C.G.; Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Sorbus wilmottiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34732A80736838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34732A80736838.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Rich,T.C.G., Houston,L., Robertson,A. & Proctor,M.C.F.(2010).Whitebeams, Rowans and Service Trees of Britain and Ireland. A monograph of British and Irish Sorbus L.B.S.B.I. Handbook No.14 Botanical Society of the British Isles. London.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robertson, A., Rich, T.C., Allen, A.M., Houston, L., Roberts, C.A.T., Bridle, J.R., Harris, S.A. and Hiscock, S.J., 2010. Hybridization and polyploidy as drivers of continuing evolution and speciation in Sorbus. Molecular Ecology, 19(8), pp.1675-1690.
External links edit
- Wilmott's whitebeam (Sorbus wilmottiana) media from ARKive
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