Corylus
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Corylus is a genus of shrubs and trees that produce hazelnuts, which are edible nuts harvested and used by humans. The plant is recognized by its distinctive male catkins (flowering structures) that appear in early spring before other leaves emerge.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyBetulaceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- shrub
- Parent taxon
- Betulaceae
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- Hazel Catkins.jpg
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thumb|right|Young male catkins of Corylus avellana
Hazels are plants of the genus Corylus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family, Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels (with the hornbeams and allied genera) into a separate family Corylaceae. The fruit of the hazel is the hazelnut.