American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Summary 2

Fagus grandifolia, commonly known as American Beech or North American beech, is a species of beech tree. This is latin for: Fagus, Beech; grandi, great; folia, leaves. It is native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario in southeastern Canada, west to Wisconsin and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida in the United States. Trees in the southern half of the range are sometimes distinguished as a variety, F. grandifolia var....

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) copepodo, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por copepodo, http://www.flickr.com/photos/63661371@N00/2925868680
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagus_grandifolia

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NaturaLista Mapa

Leaves simple
Temperature preference moderate/central areas, warm valleys/south slopes
Habitat moisture dry, mesic/medium