Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam) is a small hardwood tree in the genus Carpinus. American Hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida.
Leaves | simple |
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Temperature preference | warm valleys/south slopes |
Habitat moisture | mesic/medium, wetland/floodplain |