Aria wilmottiana
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Aria wilmottiana, commonly known as Willmott's whitebeam,[1] 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.
Description
Aria wilmottiana is a small tree or shrub, up to 10m in height. It is often multistemmed, with rather upright branches.[2]
Distribution
This species is confined to the Avon Gorge, in SW England; less than 100 individuals are known.[3]
Ecology and evolution
Aria wilmottiana appears to be shade intolerant, growing in rocky scrub and grassland on shallow, mildly acidic soils.[4] Aria wilmottiana arose from a cross between Aria edulis and Aria porrigentiformis.[5]
References
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- ↑ 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.
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