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Japanese hornbeam

Carpinus japonica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 22, February 22, March 30, April 52, May 89, June 43, July 33, August 30, September 35, October 32, November 22, December 20.
United States740
New York428
New Jersey291
Japan44
Tokyo23
Tochigi7
District of Columbia5
Virginia5
Maryland5
North Carolina3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderbeeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales
Familybirch family · Betulaceae
Genushornbeams · Carpinus

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