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Least Whitebeam
Hedlundia minima
Hedlundia minima, commonly known as the lesser whitebeam or least whitebeam, is a deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Hedlundia, which includes species that have arisen from a hybridisation between members of the genus Sorbus (rowans) and members of genus Aria (whitebeams). It is an apomictic microspecies that reproduces only asexually, and is endemic to Wales.
From the article Hedlundia minima on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Lesser whitebeam grows at a few sites in the traditional county of Breconshire, a part of modern Powys. It grows on Carboniferous Limestone cliffs near Crickhowell on the northern edge of Mynydd Llangatwg in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The largest population is at Craig y Cilau National Nature Reserve where, in September 2002, 730 plants were counted within the reserve with several more in surrounding areas. Smaller numbers grow further west at Cwm Cleisfer and a single plant remains at Craig y Castell. It formerly also occurred at Blaen Onneu.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1277880.