Karpatiosorbus bristoliensis

Karpatiosorbus bristoliensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is known commonly as the Bristol whitebeam.[2] It is endemic to Great Britain, growing wild only in the Avon Gorge and in the Leigh Woods area of Bristol. There are around 300 individuals as of 2016, and the population is thought to be increasing.[3]

Karpatiosorbus bristoliensis
Karpatiosorbus bristoliensis at Kew Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Karpatiosorbus
Species:
K. bristoliensis
Binomial name
Karpatiosorbus bristoliensis
(Wilmott) Sennikov & Kurtto
Synonyms

Sorbus bristoliensis Wilmott

References

  1. Rivers, M.C. & Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus bristoliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34741A81171372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34741A81171372.en.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. Rivers, M.C.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus bristoliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34741A81171372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34741A81171372.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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