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American hornbeam
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 150 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

This small hardwood tree grows in the damp forests of eastern North America. Its trunk develops rippled, muscle-like ridges that are harder than most other forest woods.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Carpinus
Species
Carpinus caroliniana