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Common name: American hornbeam, coastal American hornbeam, inland American hornbeam, muscletree, leantree, lechillo
 
Common name: American hornbeam, coastal American hornbeam, inland American hornbeam, muscletree, leantree, lechillo
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonyms: none<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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Synonyms: ''Carpinus caroliniana'' ssp. ''caroliniana''; ''C. aroliniana'' ssp. ''virginiana''<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: ''Carpinus caroliniana'' Walter ''var. caroliniana''; ''C. caroliniana'' Walter ''var. virgniniana'' (Marshall) Fernald<ref name=weakley/>
  
Varieties: ''Carpinus caroliniana'' Walter ''var. caroliniana''; ''C. caroliniana'' Walter ''var. virgniniana'' (Marshall) Fernald<ref name=weakley/>
 
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 14 July 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, coastal American hornbeam, inland American hornbeam, muscletree, leantree, lechillo

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana; C. aroliniana ssp. virginiana[1]

Varieties: Carpinus caroliniana Walter var. caroliniana; C. caroliniana Walter var. virgniniana (Marshall) Fernald[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. caroliniana is often found as a sub-canopy tree in the mesic bottomlands of cypress-hardwood forests, deciduous forests, and pine flatwoods. It occurs along streams and rivers in deep shade and wet sandy loam.[2]

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, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus virginiana, Acer Rubrum, Magnolia grandiflora, and Magnolia virginiana.[2]

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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.