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Carpinus caroliniana

Life Form:
Deciduous tree
Average Height:
20-30'
Bloom Characteristics:
Male catkins are 1-2.5" long, female catkins are slightly shorter.
Fall Color:
Orange; red; yellow
Foliage Characteristics:
Simple, alternate, oblong green leaves with double serrated margins. 1-4" long.
Fruit Characteristics:
Nutlets surrounded by 3-winged leaf-like bract. Many nutlets hang together in a pendulous chain, and change from green to brown in September-October. Each is .5-1" long.
Structure:
Oval
Range:
E Canada to SE USA
Habitat:
Understory of bottomland mixed-hardwood forests, 0-2200 meters
Topic:
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Common Name:
American Hornbeam
Iron Wood
Musclewood
Blue Beech
Water Beech
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Rosanae
Order:
Fagales
Family:
Betulaceae
Genus:
Carpinus
Species:
caroliniana
Accession Number:
2017-0398A
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
On Display:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ddd0782a-0af7-4731-bd37-795dcf73fb63
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2017-0398A
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