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Taxon

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K.Koch

Protologue Dendrologie 2(2): 6. 1873 [Nov 1873]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (4).jpg

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (8).jpg

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (3).jpg

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (6).jpg

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (11).jpg

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (9).jpg

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (13).jpg

Ostrya virginiana, C. Davidson 11913--North Caroloina. Duke Forest. Gate 26. 15 Oct 2011. 001 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 53 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 11913

October 15, 2011

Location

United States, North Carolina, Durham (Durham)

35.978889, -79.016389

Location Remarks

Duke Forest, access through Gate 26. New Hope drainage

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paul Manos

Notes

Oak-beech woodland.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Betulaceae

Genus

Ostrya

Specific Epithet

virginiana

Authorship

(Mill.) K.Koch

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#167,702 of 335,497

Top 50%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →