Details for: NA 70435, Carpinus caroliniana Walter, MWPCC00-101

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Top Name:

MWPCC00-101

Origin:

Collected – Georgia, United States

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

Oct 2000

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Top Name:

MWPCC00-101

Origin:

Collected – Georgia, United States

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

Oct 2000

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Collected

17 September 2000.
Georgia, United States
Locality: Chattahooche Nat'l Forest, Murray Co., Cohutta Wildlife Management Area, Mill Creek Rd.
Coordinates: 34.8783, -84.7081 (Map it)
Elevation: 284m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Above a small stream, steep narrow glade growing among rocks, little more than 2 m. from water. E aspect, dappled shade, gritty, sandy soil over rock.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Comment: Assoc. plts: Decumaria barbara, Asimina, Pinus strobus, Rhododendron maxim, Kalmia latifolium, Chionanthus virginicus, Nyssa sylvatica, Lobelia cardinalis, Xanthorhiza simplicissima.
Collector(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

MWPCC00-101

Type: Collector identifier

NA 70435

Type: Site identifier

Group: NA

U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative

Double stemmed, very open plant with ascending branches. 20'tall, 2.5 in. DBH. Foilage appears smaller than on northern forms, deeper serrations as well.

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Genus:

Carpinus

Family:

Betulaceae

Subfamily:

Coryloideae

Nomen number:

105150

Place of publication:

Fl. carol. 236. 1788

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10001304

Verified:

08/10/1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Carpinus caroliniana Walter subsp. caroliniana (0 active accession[s])
Carpinus caroliniana Walter subsp. virginiana (Marshall) Furlow (2 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	American hornbeam	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	blue-beech	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	ironwood	1	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
English	musclewood	1	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
English	water-beech	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
French	bois de fer	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
French	charme de Caroline	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedish	amerikansk avenbok	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

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