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*Ostrya carpinifolia*, commonly known as the hop hornbeam, is a species of deciduous plant within the family Betulaceae. It belongs to the genus *Ostrya* and is classified in the order Fagales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species produces fruit of the nucule type. Its scientific name was cited by Scop.
The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2014. Records indicate its presence in Greece, the United States, Switzerland, Georgia, and Italy, with the species noted as introduced in Germany. Various institutions, including MEL, NY, US, SJSU, and BRIT, hold records related to this taxon.
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Vinony's link graph records 78 inbound references to Ostrya carpinifolia, and connects out to Turkey, France and Italy.
It sits within the topics Flora of Europe, Flora of Middle Europe and Flora of Southeastern Europe.
Vinony links it to 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyBetulaceae
Die Europäische Hopfenbuche (Ostrya carpinifolia), auch Gemeine Hopfenbuche genannt, ist eine Laubbaum-Art aus der weltweit acht bis zehn Arten umfassenden Gattung der Hopfenbuchen in der Familie der Birkengewächse (Betulaceae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 660
- With media
- 537
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Collections
- MEL, NY, US, SJSU, BRIT, KU
- Recorded in
- Greece, United States, Switzerland, Georgia, Italy, Croatia, China, Germany
Wikidata facts
Show 11 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Ostrya carpinifolia
- Commons category
- Ostrya carpinifolia
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons gallery
- Ostrya carpinifolia
- taxon common name
- Europese hopbeuk
- has fruit type
- nucule
- foliage type
- deciduous plant
- short name
- O. carpinifolia
- taxon author citation
- Scop.
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Encyclopedic overview
Ostrya carpinifolia, the European hop-hornbeam, is a tree in the family Betulaceae. It is the only species of the genus Ostrya that is native to Europe.
The specific epithet carpinifolia means "hornbeam-leaved", from carpinus, the Latin word for "hornbeam".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ostrya carpinifolia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.