American beech

Fagus grandifolia

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Fagus grandifolia, the American beech or North American beech, is the species of beech tree native to the eastern United States and extreme southeast Canada. The genus name Fagus is Latin for "beech", and the species name grandifolia comes from grandis "large" and folium "leaf".

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Sara Rall, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sara Rall
  2. (c) Suzanne Cadwell, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/scadwell/13799930264/
  3. (c) Bruce Kirchoff, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucekirchoff/20168444365/
  4. (c) Bruce Kirchoff, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucekirchoff/19547460433/
  5. (c) R. A. Nonenmacher, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fagus_grandifolia_03804.jpg
  6. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagus_grandifolia

Mais informações

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Fruit type Nut
Fruit season Fall, Summer
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Simple/compound Simple
Evergreen or deciduous Deciduous, Evergreen, Semi-evergreen
Leaf margin Serrated
Bark color Gray
Flower color green