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Ley's Whitebeam

Sorbus leyana
Sorbus leyana.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species: S. leyana
Binomial name
Sorbus leyana
Wilmott

Sorbus leyana (also called Ley's Whitebeam) is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family. It is endemic to the United Kingdom, where it is found in the wild at two sites in the Brecon Beacons, in Wales. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are about 16 examples left in the wild. Seeds have been collected by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.



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