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Eastern Hophornbeam, American Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood

Ostrya virginiana

Description:

Tree. Approximately 20 feet tall. Flowers. A hairy pendent cone-like cluster of bladder-like sacs; each sac develops one nutlet. Flowers hand under the leaves and are not always visible without lifting leaves. Leaves. Simple; alternative; blades oblong to elliptical; margins singly or doubly serrate; leaf tips acute to acuminate; lower surfaces finely pubescent

Habitat:

Growing beside a rural road.

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PucaK
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PucaK

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jul 28, 2015
Submitted on Sep 20, 2015

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