Sorbus pseudofennica

Detail of S. pseudofennica leaves.

Sorbus pseudofennica
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Sorbus
Species:	S. pseudofennica
Binomial name
Sorbus pseudofennica E.F.Warb.

Sorbus pseudofennica (also called Arran Service-tree^[1] or Arran Cut-leaved Whitebeam) is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family. It is a naturally occurring hybrid caused by the Rock Whitebeam (Sorbus rupicola) hybridising with the Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), then crossing back with S. aucuparia. It is endemic to the Isle of Arran in Scotland, United Kingdom and is threatened by habitat loss.

See also

• Arran Whitebeams
• Spier's School - a mature example grows here.

References

• Wigginton, M.J. 1998. Sorbus pseudofennica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.

External links

• Commentary and video of Sorbus pseudofennica.

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