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  5. Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies
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  8. American Hazelnut

species 18,817 observations

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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156 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Hazel Blotchminer, Banded Tussock Moth, White-marked Tussock Moth, Rusty Tussock Moth 124
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Willow Gall Limb Borer, Agrilus arcuatus, Blue Spotworm Borer, Bronze-fronted Locust Agrilus 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ruffed Grouse, Glossonotus univittatus, Dikrella cruentata, Marbled Treehopper 16
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Northern Cardinal, Acanthocephala terminalis, Narrow-winged Tree Cricket, Curved-lined Angle 11

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Part shade Full shade
Moisture
Dry Well drained Moist
Water use
Medium
Soil
Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Resists
Fire
Habit
Clumping Dense Erect Mounding Rounded
Plant type
Shrub Edible

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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