Betulaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Carpinus betulus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carpinus betulus is a deciduous tree with a dense crown; it usually grows up to 20 metres tall but can reach 30 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to make a hedge. There are several ornamental cultivars[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Carpinus betulus is a common species across the majority of its large range, and there are no reported range wide threats currently impacting it. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2014)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope to western Asia - Spain to Britain and Sweden, east to Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus

HabitatBroadleaved or mixed forestsd and hedgerows, it is co-dominant with Quercus iberica in broad leaved forests in Western Asia, usually on sandy or clay loams, but preferring heavier soils; at elevations up to 1,000 - 1,200 metres[ 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]