Carpinus
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Betulaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Genus Description - Staminate catkins pendulous, the scales ovate, each bearing a single naked fl composed of several stamens; filaments short, each divided at the summit and bearing 2 apically pilose half-anthers; pistillate catkins slender, somewhat shorter, with ovate, deciduous scales; pistillate fls in pairs, each subtended by a minute bract adnate at base to 2 minute bractlets, the cal also minute; bracts and bractlets accrescent in fr; fr a small, ribbed nutlet; trees or shrubs, fl in early spring. 30, N. Temp.