Sorbus leyana

Sorbus leyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species: S. leyana
Binomial name
Sorbus leyana
Wilmott

Sorbus leyana (also called Ley's Whitebeam[1]) 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.[2] Seeds have been collected by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[3]

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References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Ancient trees face extinction". BBC News. 25 August 1998. (links to audio file)
  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew "TV cliff-hanger for seed collectors!". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2014.

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