by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Plant Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Betulaceae > Corylus (hazelnut) | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 6 Sep 2009 Fairly common statewide in NC in forested habitats with fairly rich soils. Shown here with distinctive, edible fruits (nuts), though they are not yet ripe in this photo. | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 6 Sep 2009 Like some other members of the birch family, male catkins often begin appearing in the fall, though they do not ripen and release pollen until the following spring. | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in NC Botanical Garden natural area, Orange Co., NC 1 Mar 2014 Close-up of mature flowers | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 6 Sep 2009 Leaves are hairy and somewhat distinctively shaped with an acuminate tip. | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in NC Botanical Garden natural area, Orange Co., NC 1 Mar 2014 | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in NC Botanical Garden natural area, Orange Co., NC 1 Mar 2014 | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 6 Sep 2009 Bark of fairly small tree. | |
American Hazelnut, American Filbert (Corylus americana) Creekside in NC Botanical Garden natural area, Orange Co., NC 1 Mar 2014 | |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
Created on ... Sep 28, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com