Rosaceae

Common whitebeam

Aria edulis (Willd.) M.Roem.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Aria

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Common whitebeam (Aria edulis) — FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (47)

Arabic: شجر نبق, غبيراء آرية
Aragonese: Moixera, Mochera, Mostallonero
arz: غبيراء آريه
Asturian: Mostayal
Basque: Hostazuri
Belarusian: Рабіна мучністая
Bulgarian: Мукина
Catalan: Moixera vera, Alisier blanc, Moixera
Chinese: 白面子树, 白面子樹
Croatian: Mukinja
Czech: Jeřáb muk
Danish: Aksel-Røn
Dutch: Meelbes, Gewone meelbes
English: Common whitebeam, Chess-apple, Whitebeam
Esperanto: Blanka sorbuso
Estonian: Valge pihlakas
Finnish: Saksanpihlaja
French: Alisier blanc, Alouchier, Sorbier des Alpes
Galician: Ranha
Georgian: Გოგოსა
German: Echte Mehlbeere, Alisier blanc, Gewöhnliche Mehlbeere
hsb: Prawa mučnica
Hungarian: Budai-berkenye, Hulják-berkenye, Lisztes berkenye, Baródka, Süvölvény berkenye
Icelandic: Seljureynir
Irish: Fionncholl
Italian: Sorbo montano
Japanese: ホワイト・ビーム
Korean: 유럽팥배나무
Kurdish: Biyog
Lithuanian: Alisier blanc
Luxembourgish: Arlesbam
Macedonian: Баблика
Norwegian Bokmål: Sølvasal, Osloasal
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sølvasal
Persian: آریا غبیرا
Polish: Jarząb mączny, Mąkinia
Portuguese: Mostajeiro-branco
Romansh: Fignicler
Russian: Рябина круглолистная, Рябина ария, Рябина мучнистая
Slovak: Jarabina mukyňová
Slovenian: Navadni mokovec
Spanish: Mostajo, Avedillo, Cimaja, Cimaya, Gustay, Manzurbio, Mochera, Moixsero
Swedish: Vitoxel, Alisier blanc
Turkish: Beyaz yapraklı kuş üvezi
Ukrainian: Горобина круглолиста
Walloon: Blanc håvurna
Welsh: Cerddinen wen

Synonyms

Aria alpina M.Roem.
Aria aria (L.) Huth
Aria majestica Lavallée
Aria nivea Host
Aria nivea f. cyclophylla Beck
Aria nivea prol. tomentosa (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Bonnier
Aria nivea unranked acutifolia (Ser.) Gren.
Aria nivea unranked latifolia Gren.
Aria nivea var. acutifolia (Ser.) M.Roem.
Aria nivea var. angustifolia (Lindl.) M.Roem.
Aria nivea var. bullata (Lindl.) M.Roem.
Aria nivea var. edulis (Willd.) Koehne
Aria nivea var. glabrata (G.Kirchn.) Lavallée
Aria nivea var. incisa (Mutel) M.Roem.
Aria nivea var. lanata Lavallée
Aria nivea var. latifolia Lavallée
Aria nivea var. longifolia (Pers.) Gren.
Aria nivea var. rugosa (Lindl.) M.Roem.
Aria nivea var. undulata (Lindl.) M.Roem.
Aria tomentosa (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Bonnier
Aria vulgaris Decne.
Aronia alpina (M.Roem.) Dippel
Aroniaria alpina (M.Roem.) Mezhenskyj
Azarolus aria (L.) Borkh.
Chamaemespilus aria (L.) M.Roem.
Crataegus alpina Gray
Crataegus aria L.
Crataegus pallida Salisb.
Hahnia aria (L.) Medik.
Hahnia aria f. aurea Hesse ex Dippel
Hahnia aria unranked carpinifolia (J.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Dippel
Hahnia aria unranked glabrata (G.Kirchn.) Dippel
Hahnia aria unranked microphylla Dippel
Hahnia aria unranked vestita Dippel
Hahnia aria var. angustifolia (Lindl.) Dippel
Hahnia aria var. edulis (Willd.) Dippel
Lazarolus aria (L.) Borkh.
Malus aria (L.) Risso
Mespilus aria (L.) Scop.
Pyrenia aria (L.) Clairv.

and 114 more.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 74 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jarro Nevsbaru, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vincenzo Lattanzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: norgram, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.