Corylus avellana

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Corylus avellana
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
Distribution map

Corylus avellana, the common hazel or hizzle, is a species o hazel hamelt tae Europe an wastren Aisie, frae the Breetish Isles sooth tae Ibeirie, Greece, Turkey an Cyprus, north tae central Scandinavie, an east tae the central Ural Moontains, the Caucasus, an northwastren Iran.[2][3][4]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Fitter, R. and Fitter A., The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe (1978) 3rd Eds. William Collins & Sons Ltd, Glasgow
  2. Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
  3. Den Virtuella Floran: map
  4. Trees for Life Hazel species profile Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine