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'''''Sorbus chamaemespilus''''' ('''False Medlar''' or '''Dwarf Whitebeam''') is a species of ''[[Sorbus]]'' native to the mountains of central and southern [[Europe]], from the [[Pyrenees]] east through the [[Alps]] to the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]] and the [[Balkans]], growing at altitudes of up to 2500 m.<ref name=blamey>Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2</ref>
 
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 2–3 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, oval-elliptic, 3-7 cm long, with an acute apex and a serrated margin; they are green on both sides, without the white felting found on most [[whitebeam]]s. The [[flower]]s are pink, with five forward-pointing petals 5-7 mm long; they are produced in [[corymb]]s 3-4 cm diameter. The [[fruit]] is an oval red [[pome]] 10-13 mm diameter.<ref name=blamey/><ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref>
 
It is the sole species in the subgenus ''Chamaemespilus'', distinguished from other subgenera of ''Sorbus'' by the pink (not white) flowers with the forward-pointing petals (not opening flat).<ref name=rushforth/>
 
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==Varieties==
 
 
==Gallery==
 
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
 
==External links==
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Sorbus chamaemespilus (False Medlar or Dwarf Whitebeam) is a species of Sorbus native to the mountains of central and southern Europe, from the Pyrenees east through the Alps to the Carpathians and the Balkans, growing at altitudes of up to 2500 m.[1]

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2–3 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, oval-elliptic, 3-7 cm long, with an acute apex and a serrated margin; they are green on both sides, without the white felting found on most whitebeams. The flowers are pink, with five forward-pointing petals 5-7 mm long; they are produced in corymbs 3-4 cm diameter. The fruit is an oval red pome 10-13 mm diameter.[1][2]

It is the sole species in the subgenus Chamaemespilus, distinguished from other subgenera of Sorbus by the pink (not white) flowers with the forward-pointing petals (not opening flat).[2]

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.

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