Aria devoniensis, the Devon whitebeam, is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae native to southeastern Ireland and southwestern Great Britain.Aria devoniensis (E.F.Warb.) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved September 7, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77371364-1
Description
It will form a deciduous tree to about 12 metres height.
The leaves are entire, lobed, dark green above, the underside has a dense layer of grey hairs.
It flowers at the end of May, they are white with 5 petals.
The fruit ripen at the end of October. They are orange-brown to brown, and edible.
Taxonomy It probably did not exist before the last ice age, arising from a hybrid between Sorbus torminalis, the wild service tree, and another species of whitebeam. It is a close relative of the Watersmeet whitebeam, Aria admonitor, and two other British natives and around 40 species in Europe.
Distribution and habitat Aria devoniensis is native to southeastern Ireland and southwestern Great Britain, where it occurs in hedgerows, woods, rocky woodland, and scrubland.Rich, T.C.G., Houston, L., Green, D., Anderson, R., Hinchliffe, W., McGinn, K., Prendergast, A., Beech, E. & Rivers, M.C. 2026. Sorbus devoniensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2026: e.T79748504A289833157. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2026-1.RLTS.T79748504A289833157.en. Accessed on 07 September 2026.
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