NameThatPlant.net: Corylus cornuta var. cornuta

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta FAMILY Betulaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Beaked Hazelnut at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta FAMILY Betulaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 054-02-001:

Corylus cornuta FAMILY Betulaceae

COMMON NAME:
Beaked Hazelnut

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta FAMILY Betulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta FAMILY Betulaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 054-02-001:
Corylus cornuta FAMILY Betulaceae

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Shrub
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Dry rocky woodlands, thickets, high elevation forests and openings, seepage swamps, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Leaves are subtended by stipules.

FLOWER:
Spring
Perianth absent or small
4 stamens, each with two anthers, in staminate flowers
Inferior ovary
Unisexual

Staminate flowers in catkins

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nut

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