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Sorb tree is native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa (Atlas Mountains) and southwest Asia (east to the Caucasus).
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Sorbus domestica. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_69
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