OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

image of Ostrya virginiana, American Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood, Eastern Hop-hornbeam, Leverwood
JK Marlow      jkm120325_766      March
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve      McCormick County      SC

 

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US: (4/24/22) Ostrya virginiana FAMILY Betulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ostrya virginiana FAMILY Betulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 054-04-001:
Ostrya virginiana FAMILY Betulaceae

COMMON NAME:
American Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood, Eastern Hop-hornbeam, Leverwood

Bark thin, finely fissured into narrow plates, often shreddy in appearance, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).