Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana | |
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Common hazel leaves an nits | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Faimily: | Betulaceae or Corylaceae[1] |
Genus: | Corylus |
Species: | C. avellana |
Binomial name | |
Corylus avellana | |
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Distribution map |
Corylus avellana, the common hazel or hizzle, is a species o hazel native tae Europe an wastren Asie, frae the Breetish Isles sooth tae Iberie, Greece, Turkey an Cyprus, north tae central Scandinavie, an east tae the central Ural Moontains, the Caucasus, an northwastren Iran.[2][3][4]
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ Fitter, R. and Fitter A., The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe (1978) 3rd Eds. William Collins & Sons Ltd, Glasgow
- ↑ Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
- ↑ Den Virtuella Floran: map
- ↑ Trees for Life Hazel species profile Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine