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Corylus americana Walter

American hazel; American hazelnut

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Corylus americana Walter
American hazelnut

       
Symbol:   COAM3  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Betulaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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Synonyms:
Corylus americana Walter

  COAMI Corylus americana Walter var. indehiscens Palmer & Steyerm.
 

Distribution:
Corylus americana Walter

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USA ( AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV ), CAN (MB, ON, QC)
 

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Corylus americana Walter

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus Corylus L. – hazelnut
Species Corylus americana Walter – American hazelnut
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Corylus americana Walter

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU- FACU FACU- UPL UPL NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Corylus americana Walter

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19506.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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IA-UI Plants

MO-Kemper Center for Home Gardening (MoBotGard)

Natural History of the North Woods

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UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Trees

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

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WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

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American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

This uncommon large shrub of woodlands is found throughout North Carolina except in the lower Coastal Plain.

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

The edible nuts, also called filberts, ripen in late fall.

Durham Co., NC 7/4/03.

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

American Hazelnut has relatively flat, fringed involucral bracts (surrounding the nut) and stipitate-glandular petioles and twigs. The similar Beaked Hazelnut (C. cornuta) has a long, tubular beak surrounding the nut and villous (finely soft-hairy) perioles and young twigs.

Carroll Co., VA 7/27/03.

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) catkins

Long catkins (male flower clusters) appear in early spring.

Durham Co., NC 3/1/08.

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) catkins

Catkins.

Durham Co., NC 3/1/08.

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) female flowers

The reddish female flowers are much less conspicuous.

Durham Co., NC 3/1/08.

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) bark

Bark detail of a medium-sized shrub.

Durham Co., NC 3/1/08.

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Natural History of the Northwoods
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Habitat

  • native to New England down through Florida
  • zone 4

Habit and Form

  • a deciduous shrub
  • multistemmed
  • leggy, wide-spreading form
  • 8' to 15' tall
  • spread is slightly greater than the height
  • fast growth rate
  • coarse texture

Summer Foliage

  • alternate leaf arrangement
  • simple, deciduous leaves
  • 3" to 6" long
  • 1.5" to 2.5" wide
  • heart-shaped leaf base
  • serrated leaf base
  • pubescent
  • dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

  • copper-red fall color

Flowers

  • male catkins, 1.5" to 3" long
  • showy
  • yellowish brown
  • flowers early spring

Fruit

  • 0.5" long
  • nut enclosed in involucre
  • matures in September
  • edible

Bark

  • young branches pubescent
  • brown

Culture

  • transplant from container
  • prefers well-drained, loamy soil
  • full sun to partial shade
  • prune anytime

Landscape Use

  • for naturalized areas
  • for fruit
  • for difficult, dry sites
  • as a barrier
  • for naturalistic areas

Liabilities

  • suckers
  • blight
  • leaf spot
  • caterpillars

ID Features

  • alternate leaf arrangement
  • pubescent leaves
  • suckering habit
  • nut with an involucre covering
  • large male catkins in spring
  • pubescent young stems

Propagation

  • by seed
  • by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

  • none

Corylus americana
American Filbert
Betulaceae

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Corylus americana Walter
American hazelnut

       
Symbol:   COAM3  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Betulaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.
Photo of Corylus americana Walter
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory . United States, MD, Takoma Park. Usage Requirements .
 
More Information:
 

Images:
Corylus americana Walter

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Synonyms:
Corylus americana Walter

  COAMI Corylus americana Walter var. indehiscens Palmer & Steyerm.
 

Distribution:
Corylus americana Walter

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA ( AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV ), CAN (MB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Corylus americana Walter

View 6 genera in Betulaceae , 7 species in Corylus
 

Classification:
Corylus americana Walter

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus Corylus L. – hazelnut
Species Corylus americana Walter – American hazelnut
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Corylus americana Walter

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU- FACU FACU- UPL UPL NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Corylus americana Walter

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19506.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Corylus americana Walter

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

IA-UI Plants

MO-Kemper Center for Home Gardening (MoBotGard)

Natural History of the North Woods

OR-Oregon State University Landscape Plants

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Trees

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Shrubs of Wisconsin (Univ. of Wisconsin Green Bay Herbarium)

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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