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Eastern Hornbeam
Carpinus orientalis
25 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 HornbeamCarpinus betulus
European Hop-hornbeamOstrya carpinifoliaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Russia | 802 |
|---|---|
| Krasnodar Krai | 778 |
| Ukraine | 567 |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 370 |
| Sevastopol | 197 |
| Croatia | 125 |
| Greece | 81 |
| Italy | 62 |
| Macedonia-Thrace | 55 |
| Romania | 48 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales |
| Family | birch family · Betulaceae |
| Genus | hornbeams · Carpinus |
Study it in a deck
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)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eastern Hornbeam with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.