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American beech
Fagus grandifolia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European beechFagus sylvatica
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
American chestnutCastanea dentata
sweet birchBetula lenta
American elmUlmus americana
American hophornbeamOstrya virginiana
yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
red mapleAcer rubrum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 100,158 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 19,082 |
| Ontario | 10,629 |
| New York | 8,952 |
| New Hampshire | 7,956 |
| North Carolina | 7,720 |
| Virginia | 7,162 |
| Massachusetts | 6,927 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,733 |
| Ohio | 6,260 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- 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
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales |
| Family | beech family · Fagaceae |
| Genus | beeches · Fagus |
Study it in a deck
- Beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Medicinal Plants of Baltimore County
- Native Plants of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Trees of Maryland
- Trees of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American beech with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.