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Corylus avellana

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Corylus avellana

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Also known as hazel, common hazel

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Corylus avellana, commonly known as Hazel, Common Hazel, Gewöhnliche Hasel, or corkscrew hazel, is a species of deciduous plant in the family Betulaceae. It belongs to the genus Corylus and is classified within the order Fagales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is a useful plant that produces nuts, specifically hazelnuts.

The plant has been introduced to various regions, including the Azores, British Columbia, Illinois, Kriti, New York, Newfoundland, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Siberia. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern. Records of the species have been documented in countries such as Poland, Greece, Croatia, the United States, and the Czech Republic.

Synthesized by Vinony from 40 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Corylus avellana

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFagales
  5. FamilyBetulaceae
Native toAlbania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia
Observations recorded1,338,337

歐榛（學名：Corylus avellana）也稱歐洲榛，落葉灌木，春天長出下垂的柔荑花序，秋天結出成串堅果。是一種原生在歐洲與亞洲西部的榛屬植物。南至不列顛群島、希臘、伊比利半島、土耳其與賽普勒斯，北至斯堪地納維亞中部、東至烏拉山中部、高加索與伊朗的西北方都有分佈。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,361
With media
2,265
Family
Betulaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, MEL, UTEP, USFWS, OSU, RSA
Recorded in
Poland, Greece, Croatia, United States, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Switzerland
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
useful plant
Parent taxon
Corylus
Image
Corylus avellana.jpg
Has use
nut
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Corylus avellana
Commons category
Corylus avellana
Commons gallery
Corylus avellana
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11643
has fruit type
nut
short name
C. avellana
taxon author citation
L.
foliage type
deciduous plant
taxon common name
navadna leska
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview

Corylus avellana, the common hazel, is a species of flowering plant in the birch family Betulaceae. The shrubs usually grow 3–8 metres (10–26 feet) tall. The nut is round, in contrast to the longer filbert nut. Common hazel is native to Europe and Western Asia.

The species is mainly cultivated for its nuts. The name 'hazelnut' applies to the nuts of any species in the genus Corylus, but in commercial contexts usually describes C. avellana. This hazelnut or cob nut (sometimes cobnut), the kernel of the seed, is edible and used raw, roasted, or ground into a paste. Historically, the shrub was an important component of the hedgerows used as field boundaries in lowland England. The wood was grown as coppice, with the poles used for wattle-and-daub building and agricultural fencing.

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