Betulaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fagales Betulaceae
Betula pubescens Ehrh.

Betula pubescens Ehrh.

Betula pubescens Ehrh.

Betula pubescens (downy birch) is a widely distributed deciduous northern tree with many documented ecological associations and human uses.

Betula pumila L.

Betula pumila L.

Betula pumila L.

Betula pumila L. is a monoecious birch species that bears catkins, with specific leaf characteristics and growth height of 1–4 m.

Carpinus betulus L.

Carpinus betulus L.

Carpinus betulus L.

Carpinus betulus L., common hornbeam, is a native Eurasian deciduous tree widely cultivated for ornament and timber.

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Carpinus caroliniana, American hornbeam, is a small North American deciduous tree with commercially used hard wood.

Carpinus orientalis Mill.

Carpinus orientalis Mill.

Carpinus orientalis Mill.

Carpinus orientalis Mill., or Oriental hornbeam, is a small tree or shrub with a patchy distribution across parts of Europe and western Asia.

Corylus americana Walter

Corylus americana Walter

Corylus americana Walter

Corylus americana, the American hazelnut, is a North American nut-bearing shrub with edible nuts and wildlife value.

Corylus avellana L.

Corylus avellana L.

Corylus avellana L.

Corylus avellana (common hazel) is a nut-producing shrub grown commercially for hazelnuts, native to Europe and western Asia.

Corylus colurna L.

Corylus colurna L.

Corylus colurna L.

Corylus colurna (Turkish hazel) is a large ornamental hazel commonly used as graft rootstock for commercial common hazel.

Corylus cornuta Marshall

Corylus cornuta Marshall

Corylus cornuta Marshall

Corylus cornuta (beaked hazelnut) is a hardy North American shrub with edible nuts used by wildlife and people.

Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.

Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.

Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.

Ostrya carpinifolia is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to parts of Europe and West Asia, with heavy hard wood used historically for tools.

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K.Koch

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K.Koch

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K.Koch

Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam) is a small deciduous understory tree native to North and Central America with various uses.

Betula utilis D.Don

Betula utilis D.Don

Betula utilis D.Don

Betula utilis D.Don is a Himalayan birch species with bark historically used for writing and many other practical uses.

Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica (Regel) Ashburner & McAll.

Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica (Regel) Ashburner & McAll.

Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica (Regel) Ashburner & McAll.

Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica, or silver birch, is a deciduous tree with documented distribution, ecology, uses, and cultivation requirements.

Betula humilis Schrank

Betula humilis Schrank

Betula humilis Schrank

Betula humilis (shrubby birch) is a Eurasian birch species related to Betula fruticosa with ovate 1.2–3.5 cm leaves.

Betula michauxii Spach

Betula michauxii Spach

Betula michauxii Spach

Betula michauxii Spach is a small fragrant plant that grows in wet, peaty habitats, with glabrous leaves and fruits that ripen in fall.

Betula ermanii var. lanata Regel

Betula ermanii var. lanata Regel

Betula ermanii var. lanata Regel

This is a profile of the parent species of Betula ermanii var. lanata Regel: the variable, widely cultivated birch Betula ermanii.

Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

Alnus maritima is an endemic North American autumn-blooming alder, one of three species in subgenus Clethropsis.

Alnus nepalensis D.Don

Alnus nepalensis D.Don

Alnus nepalensis D.Don

Alnus nepalensis D.Don is a large deciduous alder native to the Himalayan region, with multiple practical uses for people and land.

Alnus oblongifolia Torr.

Alnus oblongifolia Torr.

Alnus oblongifolia Torr.

Alnus oblongifolia (Arizona alder) is a large tree native to mountain areas of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Alnus jorullensis Kunth

Alnus jorullensis Kunth

Alnus jorullensis Kunth

Alnus jorullensis is a medium mountain alder from Mexico and Honduras, grown ornamentally in warm temperate areas.

Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud.

Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud.

Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud.

Alnus japonica, or Japanese alder, is an Alnus species found across East Asia and parts of Russia.

Corylus sieboldiana Blume

Corylus sieboldiana Blume

Corylus sieboldiana Blume

Corylus sieboldiana Blume is a flowering shrub native to multiple Eastern Asian regions, growing in mountain forests and thickets.

Corylus heterophylla Fisch. ex Trautv.

Corylus heterophylla Fisch. ex Trautv.

Corylus heterophylla Fisch. ex Trautv.

Corylus heterophylla is a deciduous hazel with edible nuts commercially cultivated in China.

Carpinus japonica Blume

Carpinus japonica Blume

Carpinus japonica Blume

Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica) is a Japanese endemic deciduous tree cultivated as an award-winning ornamental.

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