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Your search found 15 taxa in the family Betulaceae, Birch family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Green Alder, Mountain Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus crispa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus viridis ssp. crispa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Alnus crispa 054-01-001 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Grassy balds, shrub balds, spruce-fir forests, and rock outcrops at high elevations (1600-1900m) in the Roan Mountain Massif, Mitchell and Avery counties, NC and Carter County, TN
Rare (though locally common)
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Tag Alder, Hazel Alder, Smooth Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus serrulata FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus serrulata FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Alnus serrulata 054-01-002 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Streambanks, bogs, wet thickets
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Speckled Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus rugosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus incana ssp. rugosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Braided streamhead seepage swamps (in VA), other seepy or saturated wetlands
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name: Georgia Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus maritima ssp. georgiensis FAMILY: Betulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Alnus maritima FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Standing water of Ridge-and-Valley spring run
Rare, endemic to a single site in Bartow County, GA
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Black Alder, European Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus glutinosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus glutinosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, suburban woodlands
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Beaked Hazelnut
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Corylus cornuta var. cornuta FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Corylus cornuta var. cornuta FAMILY: Betulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Corylus cornuta 054-02-001 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Dry rocky woodlands, thickets, high elevation forests and openings, seepage swamps
Common in Carolina Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
American Hazelnut, American Filbert
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Corylus americana FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Corylus americana FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Corylus americana 054-02-002 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Rocky woodlands, mesic to rich forests and thickets
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, uncommon in GA Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Birch
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Betula alleghaniensis FAMILY: Betulaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Betula lutea 054-03-001 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Forests at medium to high elevations, rarely at low elevations
Common in NC, uncommon in GA, rare in SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch, Black Birch, "Mahogany"
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Betula lenta var. lenta FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Betula lenta FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Betula lenta 054-03-002 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Forests at low to high elevations; common (uncommon in Piedmont)
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Paper Birch
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Betula cordifolia FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia 054-03-003 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: High elevation forests, southwards primarily on talus of avalanche chutes (as in the Black Mountains, Yancey County, NC, and the Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, TN), and on talus slopes and adjacent forests at high elevations
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Canoe Birch, Paper Birch
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Betula papyrifera FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Dry soils, in VA especially on quartzite on the western flank of the Blue Ridge, and on sandstone talus in the Ridge and Valley
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Gray Birch, White Birch
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Betula populifolia FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Betula populifolia FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Betula populifolia 054-03-004 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Woods, thickets, in VA native in old fields and young forests in the Big Meadows area on greenstone (Madison & Page counties, VA), disturbed areas
Rare
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
River Birch, Red Birch
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Betula nigra FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Betula nigra FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Betula nigra 054-03-005 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Riverbanks, streambanks, floodplains, sandbars, disturbed uplands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
American Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood, Eastern Hop-hornbeam, Leverwood
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ostrya virginiana FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ostrya virginiana FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ostrya virginiana 054-04-001 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, often rocky, especially over basic rocks, reaching high elevations
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Musclewood, American Hornbeam, Blue-beech, Ironwood
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Carpinus caroliniana + FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Carpinus caroliniana + FAMILY: Betulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carpinus caroliniana 054-05-001 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Look for it on streambanks, riverbanks, bottomland forests, lower slopes, and, depending on variety, in maritime forests or rich cove forests
Common, uncommon, or rare - depending on variety & region
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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