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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Rosaceae
|genus=Sorbus
|species=chamaemespilus
|common_name=False Medlar, Dwarf whitebeam
|name_ref=Wikipedia
|habit=shrub
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=3
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=6
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=3
|Min wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=6
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=deciduous, flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|image=Sorbus-chamaemespilus-habit.JPG
|image_width=200
}}
'''''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>
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>
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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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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