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'''''Sorbus chamaemespilus''''' ('''False Medlar''' or '''Dwarf Whitebeam''') is a species of ''[[Sorbus]]'' native to the mountains of central and southern [[Europe]], from the [[Pyrenees]] east through the [[Alps]] to the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]] and the [[Balkans]], growing at altitudes of up to 2500 m.<ref name=blamey>Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2</ref>

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It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 2–3 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, oval-elliptic, 3-7 cm long, with an acute apex and a serrated margin; they are green on both sides, without the white felting found on most [[whitebeam]]s. The [[flower]]s are pink, with five forward-pointing petals 5-7 mm long; they are produced in [[corymb]]s 3-4 cm diameter. The [[fruit]] is an oval red [[pome]] 10-13 mm diameter.<ref name=blamey/><ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref>

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It is the sole species in the subgenus ''Chamaemespilus'', distinguished from other subgenera of ''Sorbus'' by the pink (not white) flowers with the forward-pointing petals (not opening flat).<ref name=rushforth/>

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==Cultivation==

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File:Sorbus chamaemespilus Atlas Alpenflora.jpg| photo 1

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==References==

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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->

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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->

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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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False Medlar - Revision history

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