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Irish Whitebeam, Sorbus hibernica

Irish Whitebeam
Sorbus hibernica
Fionncholl gaelach
Family: Rosaceae

Flowering May - June. Deciduous. Native.

Flattish heads of white flowers followed by globular red fruit with persistent sepals. Oval leaves, white-hairy beneath, toothed except at base. Teeth +/- symetrical. Shrub or small tree. Very variable.

Endemic to Ireland. Occasional, mainly found in central and SE Ireland on calcareous soils in woods, rocky area's and cliffs.
Identified by Paul Green

Similar: Whitebeam, Sorbus aria


Irish Whitebeam, Sorbus hibernica       Irish Whitebeam, Sorbus hibernica


Irish Whitebeam, Sorbus hibernica
Irish Whitebeam, Sorbus hibernica

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