Betulaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Corylus cornuta

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Corylus cornuta is an open, spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree usually growing around 4 - 8 metres tall, occasionally reaching up to 15 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is occasionally cultivated as a nut crop and is also sometimes grown as an ornamental. Corylus cornuta has a wide distribution and there are no known threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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. ]. Corylus cornuta is a weedy species, sometimes considered a pest and ruthlessly destroyed in carefully managed forests within its own range[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to California, Colorado, Alabama and Georgia

HabitatDry or moist woodland on hills or mountain slopes[ 62 Title A Field Guide to N. American Edible Wild Plants. Publication Author Elias. T. and Dykeman. P. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Year 1982 ISBN 0442222009 Description Very readable. ]. Rich thickets, clearings and woodland edges[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Moist to dry roadsides, edges of woods, fencerows, waste places, and thickets, or as understory in open woodlands; 100--500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]