Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate) - Sorbus intermedia agg.
A small or medium-sized tree, with leaves of variable shape but distinctly lobed in the lower part, usually a quarter or third of the way to the midrib. They have a greyish or whitish tomentose underside. Flowers dull white in dense flattish heads. Berries orange or scarlet when ripe.
Sorbus aria agg. and Sorbus latifolia agg.
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Commonly planted in parks, gardens, streets, etc.
Rare as a native tree, but some species are commonly planted and naturalised.
Frequent as planted tree
The species aggreagte includes the commonly planted Austrian Whitebeam (Sorbus austriaca) with bright red berries, and the Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia) with reddish-orange berries. Other species may also be present as planted individuals. To identify to species, examination of the leaves and fruits of a specimen with reference to a key such as in Stace (4th edition) is needed. It is best to record as a species aggregate.
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- Common names
- Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate)
- Species group:
- flowering plant
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Rosales
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 46
- First record:
- 19/09/2007 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 10/05/2026 (Mabbett, Craig)
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Parornix scoticella
The larva of the moth Parornix scoticella feeds on Rowan and Whitebeam and occasionally on Apple. A blotch is formed in the leaf which turns brown, and the larva pupates in a folded portion of the leaf.
Bucculatrix bechsteinella
Bucculatrix bechsteinella is a small moth with a wingspan of 7 to 9 mm. It is pale buff with brown markings. The leafmine produced by the larva is usually on Hawthorn, and is small and in a vein axil, with blackish frass. The exit gallery is clear, and angular in shape.
Pear Leaf Blister Moth
The larva of the Pear Leaf Blister Moth (Leucoptera malifoliella) makes a distinctive round blotch leafmine in a leaf of Apple, Hawthorn or Pear with a spiral frass pattern in concentric rings, sometimes several mines in one leaf.
















