Native to 40 botanical countries across Europe and Temperate Asia; introduced into Azores, British Columbia, Illinois, Kriti, New York, Newfoundland, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.84458, 2.36086
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
Location
Slovenia (University Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Ljubljana
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Corylus
Specific Epithet
avellana
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#93,396 of 335,497
Top 28%
Extinction probability
6%