Sorbus vexans
Sorbus vexans (known as bloody whitebeam[2]) is a rare tree in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to England. It is found along the coast between Culbone in Somerset and an area just west of Trentishoe in Devon. It can be seen in the Exmoor National Park. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Sorbus vexans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbus |
| Species: | S. vexans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorbus vexans | |
Description
Sorbus vexans is a small tree or shrub, often with multiple stems. The leaves, greyish-white below like other whitebeams, are narrower than most other species in this genus. The fruits, which develop from September on, are deep red.[3]
References
- Beech, E., Rich, T.C.G. & Rivers, M.C. 2017. Sorbus vexans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T34725A80736740. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34725A80736740.en. Downloaded on 25 October 2017.
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 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.
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