Plants by Genus Species
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Family
Betulaceae
Genus Species
Ostrya virginiana
Common Name
Hophornbeam
Habit
Tree
Link to Image of Plant
http://thekeep.eiu.edu/whiteside_plantnames/40/
Abstract
Ostrya virginiana occurs on dry woodland slopes in its natural range from Crook County of northeastern most Wyoming, and east throughout nearly the rest of North America, with exception of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada (Dirr 1998, USDA 2011).
Recommended Citation
Coons, Janice; Coutant, Nancy; and Whiteside, Wesley, "Ostrya virginiana" (2011). Plants by Genus Species. 18.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/whiteside_species/18
Comments
From where or whom obtained and when: Small seedlings of Ostrya virginiana were collected locally in the wild by Dr. Whiteside near Lakeview Park by Charleston Lake in Charleston, Illinois, for the original plant. The original plant has since produced seedlings.