A spreading, deciduous tree or shrub (Sorbus aria), native to Europe; leaves oval, shallowly lobed or toothed, white-woolly beneath; flowers white, in clusters; berries red. Cultivars with white-flecked berries and purple twigs are common street trees. (Family: Rosaceae.)
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iWhitebeam
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Common Whitebeam flowers
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Division:
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Magnoliophyta
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Class:
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Magnoliopsida
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Order:
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Rosales
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Family:
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Rosaceae
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Subfamily:
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Maloideae
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Genus:
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Sorbus
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Subgenus:
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Aria
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Species
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Sorbus subgenus Aria
Sorbus alnifolia - Korean Whitebeam
Sorbus aria - Common Whitebeam
Sorbus arranensis - Arran Whitebeam
Sorbus bristoliensis - Bristol Gorge Whitebeam
Sorbus devoniensis - Devon Whitebeam
Sorbus folgneri - Folgner's Whitebeam
Sorbus intermedia - Swedish Whitebeam
Sorbus mougeotii - Vosges Whitebeam
Sorbus rupicola - Rock Whitebeam
Sorbus latifolia - Service Tree of Fontainebleau
Sorbus thibetica - Tibetan Whitebeam
Sorbus vestita - Himalayan Whitebeam
Plus many other species
Sorbus subgenus Sorbus
Sorbus Other subgenera
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The whitebeams are members of the Rosaceae family, in genus Sorbus subgenus Aria.
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