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Herbarium specimen: Sorbus aria

Taxon:Rosaceae: Sorbus aria (L.) Crantz ("Common Whitebeam")
named by Edward Shearburn Marshall 1917
Filed in taxon folder:Rosaceae: Sorbus aria (L.) Crantz ("Common Whitebeam")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:8/1916
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Leigh Woods, ST57
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Sorbus aria herbarium specimen from Leigh Woods, VC6 North Somerset in 1916 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:with abnormally large & strongly ribbed leaves; largest of which was sent to E S Marshall is 6.5 x 4.5 inches
'not at all like latifolia' - E S Marshall

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Documented by oldnick on 23rd August 2010.

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