Carpinus caroliniana Walter var. virginiana (Marshall) Fernald. Common name: Inland American Hornbeam, Blue Beech. Phenology: Mar-Apr; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Rich cove forests, streambanks, riverbanks, bottomland forests, lower slopes. Distribution: ME, QC and s. ON west to MN, south to e. VA, c. NC, n. GA, n. AL, n. MS, AR, and se. OK
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See discussion of the two varieties under Carpinus caroliniana var. caroliniana.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Il, Tat; = Carpinus caroliniana Walter ssp. virginiana (Marshall) Furlow – Ar, FNA3, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, W, Furlow (1987b), Furlow (1990); < Carpinus caroliniana Walter – G, GW2, Mi, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, Hardin (1971a)
Links to other floras: = Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana - FNA3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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