Sorbus vexans
Sorbus vexans | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Sorbus |
Species: | S. vexans |
Binomial name | |
Sorbus vexans E.F.Warb. | |
Sorbus vexans (bloody whitebeam) is a rare tree in the Rosaceae family. It is endemic to England. It is found along the coast between Culbone in Somerset and an area just west of Trentishoe in Devon. It can be seen in the Exmoor National Park. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Wigginton, M.J. 1998. Sorbus vexans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.