No Parking Sign Tree is New Species

A tree that used to have a No Parking Sign nailed to its trunk has been discovered to be a new species.

Fourteen new trees have been discovered by botanists from Wales and England. The former No Parking sign tree lives in Devon between two close villages, Lynmouth and Lynton.

The scientists assigned the name Sorbus No Parking to the species in recognition of the tree’s former condition as a No Parking sign holder. The official Latin name is Admonitor.

Sorbus No Parking is in the family of Whitebeams. The No Parking Whitebeam was noted by a botanist in 1930 but was it not known to be a separate species until recently. Biochemical analysis was used to distinguish the tree as unique. The name whitebeam comes from the color of the leaves. The leaf tops are green, but the bottoms are white.

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