| Aria edulis | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Rosales | 
| Family: | Rosaceae | 
| Genus: | Aria | 
| Species: | A. edulis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Aria edulis (Willd.) M.Roem. | |
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Aria edulis, the whitebeam or common whitebeam,[2] is a species of deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to most of Europe as well as North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and temperate Asia (Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Georgia).[3] Typically compact and domed, with few upswept branches and almost-white underside of the leaves, it generally favours dry limestone and chalk soils. The hermaphrodite cream-white flowers appear in May, are insect pollinated, and go on to produce scarlet berries, which are often eaten by birds.[4]
The cultivars A. edulis 'Lutescens',[5] with very whitish-green early leaves, and A. edulis 'Majestica',[6] with large leaves, have both have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
The berries are edible when overripe (bletted).[8] It has a high capacity to form new shoots around the trunk.
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References

- ↑ Rivers, M.C.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus aria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T62861A112294405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62861A112294405.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sorbus aria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ The Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain p.86.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Majestica'". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 98. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ↑ Mabey, Richard (2012). Food for Free. London: Collins. p. 72. ISBN 978-000-743847-1.
