Carpinus betulus
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Walter Species
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- Botanical name
- Carpinus caroliniana
- Also known as
- American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Blue-Beech, Hornbeam, Ironwood, Musclewood, Water-Beech
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Carpinus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow American Hornbeam
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Carpinus caroliniana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Carpinus caroliniana var. caroliniana
Others in Carpinus
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