Taxon:  Fagus sylvatica L.



Summary
Genus:
Fagus
Subgenus:
Fagus
Family:
Fagaceae
Subfamily:
Fagoideae
Nomen number:
16557
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:998.  1753
Verified:
05/17/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
30 (7  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Fagus sylvatica L. f. cristata (Loudon) Schelle (0 active accession[s])
Fagus sylvatica L. f. sylvatica (0 active accession[s])
Fagus sylvatica L. subsp. moesiaca (K. Malý) Szafer (0 active accession[s])
Fagus sylvatica L. subsp. sylvatica (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
  6. Denk, T. et al. 2002. The evolutionary history of Fagus in western Eurasia: Evidence from genes, morphology and the fossil record. Pl. Syst. Evol. 232:213-236.
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  8. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  9. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  10. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  11. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
  12. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: lists as "Fagus silvatica"
  13. Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
  14. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:61.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbeech  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Italianfaggio  2International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedishbok  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine w.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited KingdomEnglands.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SicilyJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Krasnodar]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom [England (s.)], Norway (s.), Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (w.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.), France (incl. Corsica)

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16557. Accessed 15 April 2026.