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Fagaceae Dumortier. Common name: Beech Family.

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A family of about 8 genera and 620-1050 species, trees and shrubs, mostly of the Northern Hemisphere, but extending into se. Asia and Australia.

References: Elias (1971a); Govaerts & Frodin (1998); Kubitzki (1993g) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Nixon (1997a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Quercus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Castanea | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Quercus minima | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Quercus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Castanea | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Quercus coccinea | Original Image ⭷
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