Endemic Species
An endemic species is a plant only native to a certain area. Outside this area, unless spread naturally it is considered non-native, usually as a result of cultivation. Britain and Ireland have few endemic trees, most being micro-species of Whitebeam. But there are some interesting endemic trees nevertheless.
- Plot’s Elm – English Midlands only.
- Apomictic Whitebeams endemic to the British Isles:
- Sorbus arranensis – Isle of Arran only.
- Arran Service Tree – Isle of Arran only.
- Sorbus pseudomeinichii - Isle of Arran only.
- Lancaster Whitebeam - Lancaster only.
- English Whitebeam - Great Britain and Ireland only.
- Bristol Whitebeam - Avon Gorge only.
- Devon Whitebeam – Devon, Somerset, Cornwall and Ireland only.
- Ley’s Whitebeam – Brecon Beacons only.
- Lesser Whitebeam – Brecon Beacons only.
- Sorbus leptophylla – endemic to UK
- Sorbus wilmottiana – endemic to UK
- Bloody Whitebeam – Exmoor only.
- Sorbus subcuneata – coastal North Devon and Western Somerset only.
- Cheddar Whitebeam – Cheddar Gorge only.
- “No Parking” Whitebeam – North Devon only.
- Llangollen Whitebeam – Llangollen only.
- Irish Whitebeam – Ireland only.
- Leigh Woods Whitebeam, Leigh Woods only.
Read more about this topic: List Of Trees Of Britain And Ireland
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