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Taxon:
Fagus grandifolia
Ehrh.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Fagus
Subgenus:
Fagus
Family:
Fagaceae
Subfamily:
Fagoideae
Nomen number:
100831
Place of publication:
Gartenkalender 3:288. 1783-1784 (Beitr. Naturk. 3:22. 1788)
Verified:
06/06/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Fagus grandifolia
Ehrh. subsp.
grandifolia
(0 active accession[s])
Fagus grandifolia
Ehrh. subsp.
mexicana
(Martínez) A. E. Murray
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Fagus americana
Sweet
Fagus ferruginea
Aiton
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Britton, N. L. & A. Brown.
1936. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, ed. 3. ed. 2, 1:615.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A.
1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Fagus+grandifolia&quantity=1
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller.
1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Little, E. L., Jr.
1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Little, E. L., Jr.
1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Fagaceae&GenusID=Fagus&SpeciesID=grandifolia
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database
URL:
http://www.oklahomaplantdatabase.org/
Common names
English
American beech –
Reference(s)
French
hêtre américain –
Reference(s)
Swedish
amerikansk bok –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
New Brunswick
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Nova Scotia
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Prince Edward Island
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Québec
s.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Wisconsin
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Connecticut
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Indiana
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maine
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Michigan
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Hampshire
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New York
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Ohio
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Rhode Island
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Vermont
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
West Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Delaware
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois, Missouri (s.e.), Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Hidalgo, Puebla]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
shade/shelter
Little, E. L., Jr.
1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Materials
wood
Duke, J. A.
1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Name
References