| Hedlundia pseudofennica | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Hedlundia |
| Species: | H. pseudofennica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hedlundia pseudofennica (E.F.Warb.) Sennikov & Kurtto | |
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Hedlundia pseudofennica, also calledArran service-tree[2] orArran cut-leaved whitebeam, is a species of plant in the familyRosaceae. Endemic to theIsle of Arran in Scotland, it is threatened byhabitat loss.[1] It is thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid betweenH. arranensis andSorbus aucuparia, probably with additional backcrossing withS. aucuparia.Hedlundia arranensis is itself a hybrid betweenAria rupicola andS. aucuparia.Apomixis and hybridization are common in some groups ofSorbus species.[3]
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