Taxon

Corylus americana

 
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Corylus americana - American hazel, American filbert
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: American hazel, American filbert
Family: Betulaceae (birch family)
Distribution: e.-c. and e. North America
Habitat: Moist to dry open woods and thickets, hillsides, roadsides, fencerows, and waste places; 0--750 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A large, multistemmed, deciduous shrub which can grow to 18' tall and 10' wide. Top is rounded and base is leggy. Medium to fast growth rate. Flower is a yellowish brown catkin in March. A good plant for naturalizing and was a common prairie-edge shrub in Ohio. Thinning periodically improves appearance. Fall color is often brownish orange.
Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: BCA: BP33 (BP33) • Accession: D2001-0097.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: BCA: BP33 (BP33) • Accession: D2001-0097.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: BCA: BP33 (BP33) • Accession: D2001-0097.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: BCA: BP33 (BP33) • Accession: D2001-0097.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: BCA: BP33 (BP33) • Accession: D2001-0097.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: DWD: AK03 (AK03) • Accession: D0000-0174.001
  • 7: FLS: BR22 (BR22) • Accession: D2016-0614.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: FLS: BR22 (BR22) • Accession: D2016-0614.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: FLS: BR22 (BR22) • Accession: D2016-0614.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: FLS: BR22 (BR22) • Accession: D2016-0614.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: FLS: BR22 (BR22) • Accession: D2016-0614.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: MAG: CC14 (CC14) • Accession: D1942-0023.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 13: • Accession: D2018-0479.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 14: • Accession: D2018-0479.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 15: • Accession: D2018-0479.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 16: • Accession: D2018-0479.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 17: • Accession: D2018-0479.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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