Sorbus aria

Sorbus aria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Sorbus
Subgenus:	Aria
Species:	S. aria
Binomial name
Sorbus aria L.
Synonyms
Aria nivea Host.

Sorbus aria (syn. Aria nivea), the Whitebeam or Common Whitebeam is a deciduous tree, compact and domed, with few upswept branches; 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.^[1]

References

1. ^ The Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain p.86.