Aria edulis

Aria edulis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Aria
Species:	A. edulis
Binomial name
Aria edulis (Willd.) M.Roem.
Distribution map
Synonyms
List Aria nivea var. edulis(Willd.) Koehne Hahnia aria var. edulis(Willd.) Dippel Pyrus aria proles edulis(Willd.) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus edulisWilld. Sorbus aria subsp. edulis(Willd.) Sved., Alm & Örtendahl Sorbus aria var. edulis(Willd.) Wenz. Sorbus edulis(Willd.) K.Koch Aria alpinaM.Roem. Aria aria(L.) Huth Aria majesticaLavallée Aria niveaHost Aria nivea var. acutifolia(Ser.) M.Roem. Aria nivea acutifolia(Ser.) Gren. Aria nivea var. angustifolia(Lindl.) M.Roem. Aria nivea var. bullata(Lindl.) M.Roem. Aria nivea f. cyclophyllaBeck Aria nivea var. glabrata(G.Kirchn.) Lavallée Aria nivea var. incisa(Mutel) M.Roem. Aria nivea var. lanataLavallée Aria nivea var. latifoliaLavallée Aria nivea latifoliaGren. Aria nivea var. longifolia(Pers.) Gren. Aria nivea var. rugosa(Lindl.) M.Roem. Aria nivea proles tomentosa(Rouy & E.G.Camus) Bonnier Aria nivea var. undulata(Lindl.) M.Roem. Aria tomentosa(Rouy & E.G.Camus) Bonnier Aria vulgarisDecne. Aronia alpina(M.Roem.) Dippel × Aroniaria alpina(M.Roem.) Mezhenskyj Azarolus aria(L.) Borkh. Chamaemespilus aria(L.) M.Roem. Crataegus alpinaGray Crataegus ariaL. Crataegus pallidaSalisb. Hahnia aria(L.) Medik. Hahnia aria var. angustifolia(Lindl.) Dippel Hahnia aria f. aureaHesse ex Dippel Hahnia aria carpinifolia(J.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Dippel Hahnia aria glabrata(G.Kirchn.) Dippel Hahnia aria microphyllaDippel Hahnia aria vestitaDippel Lazarolus aria(L.) Borkh. Malus aria(L.) Risso Mespilus aria(L.) Scop. Pyrenia aria(L.) Clairv. Pyrus alpinaWilld. Pyrus aria(L.) Ehrh. Pyrus aria var. acutifoliaSer. Pyrus aria subvar. angustifolia(Lindl.) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria var. angustifoliaLindl. Pyrus aria subvar. bellojocensis(Gand.) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria monstr. bullata(Lindl.) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria var. bullataLindl. Pyrus aria monstr. chrysophyllaAsch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria proles cyclophylla(Beck) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria ellipticaTen. Pyrus aria var. incisa(Mutel) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria var. longifolia(Pers.) Steud. Pyrus aria var. lutescensG.Nicholson Pyrus aria monstr. lutescensAsch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria subvar. parvula(C.K.Schneid.) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria roseaTausch Pyrus aria var. roseaTausch ex Koehne Pyrus aria rotundifoliaTen. Pyrus aria var. rugosaLindl. Pyrus aria var. silvestriiPamp. Pyrus aria var. sulphureaG.Nicholson Pyrus aria proles typicaAsch. & Graebn. Pyrus aria var. undulataLindl. Pyrus aria' monstr. 'undulata(Lindl.) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus carpaticaAsch. & Graebn. Pyrus crenataK.Koch × Sorbaronia alpina(M.Roem.) C.K.Schneid. Sorbus acutilobaGand. Sorbus alpinaHeynh. Sorbus araricaGand. Sorbus aria(L.) Crantz Sorbus aria f. acutifolia(DC.) Kárpáti Sorbus aria var. acutifolia(DC.) Jáv. Sorbus aria proles acutifolia(Ser.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Sorbus aria var. alnoidesTimb.-Lagr. Sorbus aria var. amplifoliaRouy & E.G.Camus Sorbus aria f. angustifolia(Lindl.) Buia Sorbus aria var. angustifoliaLindl. Sorbus aria var. arioides(Godet) Timb.-Lagr. Sorbus aria f. aurea(Hesse ex Rehder) Rehder Sorbus aria var. aureaHesse ex Rehder Sorbus aria f. bullata(Lindl.) Buia Sorbus aria var. canescensLegrand Sorbus aria var. carpaticaSoó Sorbus aria var. carpinifoliaJ.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn. Sorbus aria subsp. carpinifolia(J.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Hedl. Sorbus aria f. carpinifolia(J.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Kovanda Sorbus aria f. chrysophyllaHesse Sorbus aria var. cinereaTimb.-Lagr. Sorbus aria var. concolorAlbov Sorbus aria var. cyclophylla(Beck) C.K.Schneid. Sorbus aria subsp. cyclophylla(Beck) Soó Sorbus aria f. cyclophylla(Beck) Jáv. Sorbus aria var. denticulataWaisb. Sorbus aria var. detrusaHedl. ex Issler Sorbus aria var. ellipticifoliaTimb.-Lagr. Sorbus aria subsp. euariaHayek Sorbus aria var. glabraAlbov Sorbus aria glabrataW.D.J.Koch ex S.Schauer Sorbus aria grandifoliaK.Koch Sorbus aria f. incisa(Mutel) Jáv. Sorbus aria var. incisaAlbov Sorbus aria var. incisaMutel Sorbus aria subsp. incisa(Mutel) Hedl. Sorbus aria var. kamaonensisWall. ex Maxim. Sorbus aria var. lachnophyllaMurr Sorbus aria var. laniferaA.Kern. ex Borbás Sorbus aria subsp. lanifera(A.Kern. ex Borbás) Jáv. Sorbus aria var. latifolia(Gren.) Kárpáti Sorbus aria subsp. longifolia(Pers.) Hedl. Sorbus aria f. longifolia(Pers.) Rehder Sorbus aria var. longifoliaPers. Sorbus aria f. lutescens(Hartwig) Zabel Sorbus aria var. lutescensHartwig Sorbus aria f. macrocarpaKonovalov Sorbus aria f. magnificaHesse Sorbus aria f. matrensisSoó Sorbus aria var. microphyllaTimb.-Lagr. Sorbus aria f. obtusaKárpáti Sorbus aria var. obtusataGren. Sorbus aria obtusataGren. Sorbus aria var. ovoideaChabert Sorbus aria f. parvulaC.K.Schneid. Sorbus aria f. pendulaKonovalov Sorbus aria f. pseudocreticaSoó Sorbus aria var. pseudomougeotiiIssler Sorbus aria f. rotundataDüll Sorbus aria var. sphaericaChabert Sorbus aria var. tomentosa(Rouy & E.G.Camus) P.Fourn. Sorbus aria subsp. tomentosaRouy & E.G.Camus Sorbus aria var. typicaC.K.Schneid. Sorbus arioides(Godet) Michalet Sorbus arvernensisGand. Sorbus austriaca subsp. serpentiniKárpáti Sorbus bellojocensisGand. Sorbus budaianaKárpáti Sorbus carpatica(Soó) Kárpáti Sorbus carpinifolia(J.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Prain Sorbus chamaemespilus var. arioidesGodet Sorbus controversaGand. Sorbus glabrataG.Kirchn. Sorbus globuliferaHedl. ex Ridd. Sorbus huljakiiKárpáti Sorbus incisa(Mutel) Prain Sorbus longifolia(Pers.) Prain Sorbus oblongaGand. Sorbus pallidifoliaGand. Sorbus reverchoniiGand. Sorbus scandica subsp. arioides(Godet) Nyman Sorbus sphaerocarpaGand. Sorbus tomentosa(Rouy & E.G.Camus) Issler Sorbus turbinataGand.

Aria edulis, the whitebeam or common whitebeam, ^[2] is a species of deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae .

The tree often forms new shoots around the trunk. Typically compact and domed, the plant has a few upswept branches and the leaves have an almost-white underside. The hermaphrodite cream-white flowers appear in May, are insect pollinated, and go on to produce scarlet berries, which are often eaten by birds. ^[3]

It is native to most of Europe as well as North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and temperate Asia (Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Georgia). ^[4] It generally favours dry limestone and chalk soils.

The cultivars A. edulis 'Lutescens', ^[5] with very whitish-green early leaves, and A. edulis 'Majestica', ^[6] with large leaves, have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^[7]

The berries are edible when overripe (bletted). ^[8]

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References

1. Rivers, M.C.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus aria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T62861A112294405. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62861A112294405.en . Retrieved 19 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. The Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain p.86.
4. "Aria edulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
5. "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'" . Retrieved 5 March 2021.
6. "RHS Plant Selector - Sorbus aria 'Majestica'" . Retrieved 5 March 2021.
7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 98. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
8. Mabey, Richard (2012). Food for Free. London: Collins. p. 72. ISBN   978-000-743847-1.