Aria vexans, commonly known as bloody whitebeam,[2] is a rare species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to England and 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.

Description

Aria vexans is a small tree or shrub, often with multiple stems. The leaves, greyish-white below like other whitebeams, are narrower than most other species in this genus. The fruits, which develop from September on, are deep red.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beech, E.; Rich, T.C.G.; Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Sorbus vexans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34725A80736740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34725A80736740.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ Rich, T.C.G., Houston, L., Robertson, A. and Proctor, M.C.F., 2010. Whitebeams, Rowans and Service trees of Britain and Ireland: a monograph of British and Irish'Sorbus' L. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.