PLANTS Profile for Fagus sylvatica (European beech)

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PLANTS Profile

Fagus sylvatica L.
European beech

Symbol:

FASY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Images:
Fagus sylvatica L.

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Synonyms:
Fagus sylvatica L.

FASYA

Fagus sylvatica L. var. atropunicea Weston

Distribution:
Fagus sylvatica L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (MA, MD, ME, NY, OH, RI, UT), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Fagus sylvatica L.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 2 species in Fagus

Classification:
Fagus sylvatica L.

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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	Fagaceae – Beech family
Genus	Fagus L. – beech
Species	Fagus sylvatica L. – European beech

Introduced Information:
Fagus sylvatica L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Fagus sylvatica L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502590.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 06:08 PM MDT