European hop-hornbeam | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Ostrya |
Species: | O. carpinifolia
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Binomial name | |
Ostrya carpinifolia | |
Native range |
Ostrya carpinifolia, the European hop-hornbeam, is a tree in the family Betulaceae. It is the only species of the genus Ostrya that is native to Europe.
The specific epithet carpinifolia means "hornbeam-leaved", from carpinus, the Latin word for "hornbeam".