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Common name: American beech, gray beech, red beech, white beech
 
Common name: American beech, gray beech, red beech, white beech
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonyms:
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Synonyms: ''Fagus ferruginea'' Aiton; ''F. grandifolia'' ssp. ''caroliniana'' (Loudon) Camp ex Shen; ''F. grandifolia'' ssp. ''grandifolia''<ref name=weakley>Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: ''Fagus grandifolia'' Ehrhart ''var. caroliniana'' (Loudon) Fernald & Rehder; ''Fagus grandifolia'' Ehrhart ''var. grandifolia''<ref name=weakley/>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 13:02, 26 May 2023

Fagus grandifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Fagus
Species: F. grandifolia
Binomial name
Fagus grandifolia
Ehrhart
FAGU GRAN dist.JPG
Natural range of Fagus grandifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: American beech, gray beech, red beech, white beech

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Fagus ferruginea Aiton; F. grandifolia ssp. caroliniana (Loudon) Camp ex Shen; F. grandifolia ssp. grandifolia[1]

Varieties: Fagus grandifolia Ehrhart var. caroliniana (Loudon) Fernald & Rehder; Fagus grandifolia Ehrhart var. grandifolia[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.