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''C. caroliniana'' is often found as a sub-canopy tree in mesic bottomlands of cypress-hardwood forests, deciduous forests, and pine flatwoods. It occurs along streams and rivers in deep shade and wet sandy 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, Sydney T. Bacchus, R. J. Eaton, Patricia Elliot, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, M. Hennis, R. Kral, R. S. Mitchell, B. Moore, Gwynn W. Ramsey, James D. Ray, Jr., P. L. Redfearn, Jr., Deborah R. Shelley, Cecil R. Slaughter, C. E. Smith, C. E. Wood, and Richard P. Wunderlin. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Clay, Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, and Washington.</ref>
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Associated species of ''C. caroliniana'' include ''[[Vaccinium arboreum]]'', ''Crataegus crus-galli'', ''Aesculus'' sp., ''[[Cephalanthus occidentalis]]'', ''[[Nyssa biflora]]'', ''[[Ilex cassine]]'', ''Itea virginica'', ''Decumaria barbara'', ''[[Myrica carolinensis]]'', ''[[Liquidamber stryaciflua]]'', ''[[Liriodendron tulipifera]]'', ''[[Quercus virginiana]]'', ''Acer Rubrum'', and ''[[Magnolia grandiflora]]'', and ''[[Magnolia virginiana]]''.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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Revision as of 15:36, 19 May 2023

Carpinus caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Carpinus
Species: C. caroliniana
Binomial name
Carpinus caroliniana
Walter
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Natural range of Carpinus caroliniana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: American hornbeam

Taxonomic Notes

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Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. caroliniana is often found as a sub-canopy tree in mesic bottomlands of cypress-hardwood forests, deciduous forests, and pine flatwoods. It occurs along streams and rivers in deep shade and wet sandy loam.[1]

Associated species of C. caroliniana include Vaccinium arboreum, Crataegus crus-galli, Aesculus sp., Cephalanthus occidentalis, Nyssa biflora, Ilex cassine, Itea virginica, Decumaria barbara, Myrica carolinensis, Liquidamber stryaciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus virginiana, Acer Rubrum, and Magnolia grandiflora, and Magnolia virginiana.[1]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Sydney T. Bacchus, R. J. Eaton, Patricia Elliot, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, M. Hennis, R. Kral, R. S. Mitchell, B. Moore, Gwynn W. Ramsey, James D. Ray, Jr., P. L. Redfearn, Jr., Deborah R. Shelley, Cecil R. Slaughter, C. E. Smith, C. E. Wood, and Richard P. Wunderlin. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Clay, Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, and Washington.