Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fagus sylvatica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fagus sylvatica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fagus sylvatica
COMMON NAME:
European Beech, Copper Beech
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fagus sylvatica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fagus sylvatica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fagus sylvatica
4855
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Rarely cultivated and sometimes long-persistent, but is not known to escape in our region, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Petals absent
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Nut
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