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Sorbus × thuringiaca (Nyman) Schönach

German service tree (Rosaceae)

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Synonym | Sorbus × pinnatifida (Sm.) Düll

Sorbus × thuringiaca is a natural hybrid between Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus aria, first described from the Thüringer Wald in central Germany.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-24

 German service tree / Sorbus × thuringiaca: _Sorbus_ × _thuringiaca_ is a natural hybrid between _Sorbus aucuparia_ and _Sorbus aria_, first described from the Thüringer Wald in central Germany.

The leaves of Sorbus × thuringiaca vary from pinnate near the base, to pinnately lobed, and finally unlobed at the tip.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-24

 German service tree / Sorbus × thuringiaca: The leaves of _Sorbus_ × _thuringiaca_ vary from pinnate near the base, to pinnately lobed, and finally unlobed at the tip.

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