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Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam / blue beech

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Infradivision Angiospermae

Family Name Betulaceae / alder, birch

Botanical Name Carpinus caroliniana

Common Names American hornbeam / blue beech

Native Continents North America

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Native Range Eastern Great Plains from Minnesota to Texas, east to the Atlantic Coast from southeastern Maine to northern Florida; disjunct populations in southern Mexico and Central America.

Native to these North American Tree Region(s)

Montana Native

Boreal Forest Pacific Coast Forests Northern Rocky Mtn. Complex Southern Rocky Mtn. Complex Great Plains Central Hardwoods Northeastern Mixed Woods Southeastern Mixed Forests
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