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Arran service-tree
Sorbus pseudofennica.JPG
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Sorbus
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S. pseudofennica
Binomial name
Sorbus pseudofennica
E.F.Warb.

Sorbus pseudofennica (also called Arran service-tree or Arran cut-leaved whitebeam) is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. Endemic to the Isle of Arran in Scotland, it is threatened by habitat loss. It is thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid between S. arranensis and S. aucuparia, probably with additional backcrossing with S. aucuparia. Sorbus arranensis is itself a hybrid between S. rupicola and S. aucuparia. Apomixis and hybridization are common in some groups of Sorbus species.

Leaves of Sorbus pseudofennica
Detail of S. pseudofennica leaves.
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