Hedlundia anglica
Hedlundia anglica, the English whitebeam,[2] is a species of whitebeam tree in the family Rosaceae.[3] It is uncommonly found in Ireland and the United Kingdom, with an entire British population estimated at about 600[4] individuals.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Hedlundia |
| Species: | H. anglica |
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| Hedlundia anglica (Hedl.) Sennikov & Kurtto | |
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Description
Hedlundia anglica grows as a small tree or shrub, often with multiple stems. The leaves are broader than most other related species, with lobes whose bases are incised up to one third of the way to the midrib.[5]
Distribution
Hedlundia anglica is found in several widely scattered sites in southwestern England, Wales, and around Killarney in southwestern Ireland.[5]
Ecology and evolution
Hedlundia anglica is usually found growing on cliffs, quarries and rocky hillsides. It appears to be indifferent to soil pH. Occasional specimens are known from oak woodland. Research suggests Sorbus anglica arose from a cross between Aria porrigentiformis and Sorbus aucuparia.[5]
Full tree.
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References
- Beech, E. & Rivers, M.C. 2017. Sorbus anglica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T34731A81170965. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34731A81170965.en. Downloaded on 25 October 2017.
- "NBN Taxonomic and Designation Information: Sorbus anglica". National Biodiversity Network. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- "Hedlundia anglica (Hedl.) Sennikov & Kurtto | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- David Jones, Welsh Wildlife, 2003, "Trees", p. 39.
- 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.