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| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants | | divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants | ||
| − | | classis = | + | | classis = Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| − | | ordo = | + | | ordo = Fagales |
| − | | familia = | + | | familia = Fagaceae |
| − | | genus = '' | + | | genus = ''Fagus'' |
| − | | species = ''''' | + | | species = '''''F. grandifolia''''' |
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| − | Common name: | + | Common name: American beech, gray beech, red beech, white beech |
==Taxonomic Notes== | ==Taxonomic Notes== | ||
| − | Synonyms: | + | 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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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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| + | ''F. grandifolia'' is found on wooded slopes, calcareous bluffs, mixed woodlands, magnolia-beech-oak forests, and along streams. It occurs in shaded upland areas in moist loam.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Patricia Elliot, A. Gholson, Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, R. D. Houk, H. Kurz, D. B. Ward, F. S. Ward, G. C. Ward, S. S. Ward, E. West, Ruth West, and Lovett Williams, Jr. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Bay, Escambia, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Wakulla, and Washington.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 26 May 2023
| Fagus grandifolia | |
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Fagus grandifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: American beech, gray beech, red beech, white beech
Contents
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
Habitat
F. grandifolia is found on wooded slopes, calcareous bluffs, mixed woodlands, magnolia-beech-oak forests, and along streams. It occurs in shaded upland areas in moist loam.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Patricia Elliot, A. Gholson, Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, R. D. Houk, H. Kurz, D. B. Ward, F. S. Ward, G. C. Ward, S. S. Ward, E. West, Ruth West, and Lovett Williams, Jr. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Bay, Escambia, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Wakulla, and Washington.
