Richard and Teresa Ware
rtw_ostrya_virginiana_3_2
June
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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
A hairy pendent conelike cluster of bladderlike sacs, each with one nutlet, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).