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Carpinus betulus L. 1753
Betulaceae (APG IV)
European hornbeam, common hornbeam
Akzessionnummer: SP-NB-112-10290
Pflanzjahr: 2016


Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran
Size: 6 - 25 (m)

Carpinus betulus L. - Accepted: Carpinus betulus L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Betulaceae (Zander 2008)
Carpinus betulus L. - Accepted: Carpinus betulus L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Betulaceae (APG III)
Carpinus betulus L. - Accepted: Carpinus betulus L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Betulaceae (APG III)
Carpinus betulus L. - Accepted: Carpinus betulus L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Betulaceae (APG IV)
Carpinus betulus L. - Accepted: Carpinus betulus L. bei Schmeil-Fitschen 2019; Familie: Betulaceae (APG IV)
Carpinus betulus L. - Accepted: Carpinus betulus L. bei BfN Checklist Flora DE; Familie: Betulaceae (APG IV)

Color of flower
green
Flowers
monoecious; male and female flowers arranged in catkins
Flower ecology
wind-pollinated (anemophilous)
Life form
woody, tree
Leaves
dark-green, at the base somewhat heart-shaped; alternate
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Fruits
nut fruit with tripartite, aliform involucre
Fruit ecology
wind-dispersed (anemochorous)
Soil conditions
tolerant to a wide amplitude of moisture levels; preferentially on fresh to moderately dry, moderately nutrient-rich, usually slightly acidic, humus-rich, deep sandy and loamy soils
Light conditions
shade-loving tree (partial to full shade plant)
Root type
deep-rooted
Natural occurrence (habitat)
grass- and herb-rich bottomland deciduous forests, oak-beech forests, mixed forests, hedgerows, forest edges, shrubs; oak-hornbeam forest; in summer-warm climates
Comment to ecology
hardy
Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
temperate broad-leaved and mixed mesophytic forests; character species of the Carpinion, further occurs in the Prunetalia scrub
Constraints according soil conditions
not salt-tolerant
Status of alien naturalisation
native
Usage
the wood is heavy and very hard (harder than wood of oak and beech) and is used for tools and building construction; serves as a very suitable firewood

Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) (1999-2001 and ongoing): Floraweb - Daten und Informationen zu Wildpflanzen und zur Vegetation Deutschlands. www.floraweb.de.;

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Forsten, Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.) (1985): Pflanzenkatalog zur Verbesserung der Bienenweide und des Artenreichtums (Kurztitel: Bienenweidekatalog);

Oberdorfer, E. (2001): Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora. Für Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 8., stark überarb. u. erg. Aufl, 1056 S. 978-3-8001-3131-0.;





Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 23.2.2020
Update of the description: ; Christiane Dalitz; Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 29.1.2019

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