| Sorbus leyana | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbus |
| Species: | S. leyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorbus leyana Wilmott |
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Sorbus leyana (also called Ley's Whitebeam) is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family. It is endemic to the United Kingdom, where it is found in the wild at two sites in the Brecon Beacons, in Wales. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are about 16 examples left in the wild.[1] Seeds have been collected by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2]