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common hazel

Corylus avellana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 17,502, February 12,927, March 20,253, April 31,863, May 45,941, June 50,096, July 53,606, August 46,101, September 33,846, October 25,264, November 13,805, December 10,790.
United States362,770
Alaska361,992
Russia12,238
United Kingdom12,051
England10,400
Germany4,263
France2,921
Austria2,594
Moscow Oblast2,506
Ukraine2,059

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Traits

Group and habits

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

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

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