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Hornbeam
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the plant genus Carpinus in the family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Hornbeam | |
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European hornbeam foliage | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Subfamily: | Coryloideae |
Genus: | Carpinus L. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Distegocarpus Siebold & Zucc |
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