''Sorbus pseudofennica'' (also called Arran service-tree or Arran cut-leaved whitebeam) is a species of plant in the family

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are '' Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

. Endemic to the

Isle of Arran The Isle of Arran (; sco, Isle o Arran; gd, Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at . Counties of Scotland, Histor ...

in Scotland, it is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

. 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 In botany, apomixis is asexual reproduction without fertilization. Its etymology is Greek for "away from" + "mixing". This definition notably does not mention meiosis. Thus "normal asexual reproduction" of plants, such as propagation from cuttin ...

and hybridization are common in some groups of ''Sorbus'' species. Leaves of Sorbus pseudofennica

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