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Carpinus caroliniana Walter
American hornbeam

       
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Photo of Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carpinus caroliniana Walter

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Distribution:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 2 species in Carpinus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carpinus caroliniana Walter ssp. caroliniana. .
Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana
American hornbeam
Distribution of Carpinus caroliniana Walter ssp. virginiana (Marsh.) Furlow. .
Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana
American hornbeam
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus Carpinus L. – hornbeam
Species Carpinus caroliniana Walter – American hornbeam
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC FAC FAC NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Low   Low   Minor   Minor  
Yarrow Low   Low       Low  
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Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter

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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19504.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter

AL-Auburn University Plant Identification Resource

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

IL-Selecting Trees for your Home (University of Illinois)

LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Grow Native

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

NC-Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina

OH-Ohio Public Library Information Network

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

Silvics of North America

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA FS Fact Sheet (University of Florida)

VA-VTrees ID

WI-Trees of Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Herbarium

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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