Description ³

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: elongated cluster – catkin, males 1 ½-3 ½ inches long with red stamens, females 2 ¼-6 ¼ inches long with red stigmas
• Leaves: egg shaped with pointed tip, 2 ½-3 ¾ inches long, 1 ¼-1 ¾ inches wide, small rounded teeth, underside can have rusty blotches, leaf stem is round
• Bark: smooth, thin, brown-gray, flat-topped vertical ridges
• Fruit/Seed: cluster of green, egg-shaped capsules
• Height: 40-80 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: upland forest, forest edges, parkland

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Doug Waylett, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/58248664@N00/499568635
2. (c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/plant_diversity/5002380001/
3. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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