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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Betulaceae	Alnus	Alder
Betulaceae	Alnus crispa	Green Alder, Mountain Alder	Grassy balds, shrub balds, spruce-fir forests, and rock outcrops at high elevations (1600-1900m) in the Roan Mountain Massif, Mitchell and Avery counties, NC and Carter County, TN.	Greenland to NT south to MA, NY (Adirondacks), n. MI, n. WI, c. MN, SK, and AB; disjunct in montane PA; disjunct on the Roan Mountain massif (Mitchell and Avery counties, NC and Carter County, TN).
Betulaceae	Alnus glutinosa	Black Alder, European Alder	Disturbed areas, suburban woodlands, wetland restoration areas (where sometimes planted and spreading).	Native of Europe. Sometimes cultivated, especially northward, and naturalizing in wetlands southwards at least to e. TN and w. NC. Also been reported for Morgan County, TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997). Reported as well-established in Washington County VA (Virginia Botanical Associates 2018).
Betulaceae	Alnus maritima ssp. georgiensis	Georgia Alder	Standing water of Ridge-and-Valley spring run.	Endemic to a single site in Bartow County, GA.
Betulaceae	Alnus maritima ssp. maritima	Seaside Alder, Delmarva Alder	Ecotones between fresh tidal marshes and tidal swamps, open-canopy Atlantic white cedar swamps, streambanks, ponds, shores.	Endemic to five counties in the Delmarva Peninsula of MD and DE.
Betulaceae	Alnus maritima ssp. oklahomensis	Oklahoma Alder		Endemic to Johnston and Pontotoc counties, sc. OK.
Betulaceae	Alnus rugosa	Speckled Alder	Swamps, wet thickets, marshes, alluvial shores, other seepy or saturated wetlands; braided streamhead seepage swamps (in VA).	NL west to SK, south to e. MD, w. VA, WV, IN, n. IL, ne. IA, MN, and e. ND.
Betulaceae	Alnus serrulata	Tag Alder, Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder	Streambanks, bogs, wet thickets, pondshores, lakeshores.	NS west to s. QC, MO, and OK, south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.
Betulaceae	Betula	Birch
Betulaceae	Betula alleghaniensis	Yellow Birch	Forests at medium to high elevations, rarely at low elevations. Northward in a variety of cooler mesic to wet forests and swamps.	NL (Newfoundland) west to se. MB, south to PA, OH, n. IN, WI, MN, and IA, and in the mountains south to w. NC, n. GA, and e. TN.
Betulaceae	Betula cordifolia	Mountain Paper Birch, Heartleaf Birch, Speckled Birch	High elevation forests, southwards primarily on talus of avalanche chutes (as in the Black Mountains, Yancey County, NC, and the Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, TN), and on talus slopes and adjacent forests at high elevations.	NL (Newfoundland) and e. QC south to the mountains of NY; disjunct in n. MN, e. WV (Vanderhorst et al. 2019), w. NC, and e. TN (Sevier County; Tennessee Flora Committee 2015).
Betulaceae	Betula lenta var. lenta	Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch, Black Birch, "Mahogany"	Forests at low to high elevations; common (uncommon in Piedmont).	S. ME west to OH, south to GA and n. AL. This species is generally restricted elevationally in North Carolina to medium elevations and lower, but in VA and northwards it reaches higher elevations, where it can be as common as B. alleghaniensis.
Betulaceae	Betula lenta var. uber	Virginia Roundleaf Birch	Stony, alluvial soils of a mountain valley floodplain (endemic to Smyth County, VA).	B. lenta var. uber is related very closely to B. lenta var. lenta, and is apparently endemic to Smyth County, VA.
Betulaceae	Betula nigra	River Birch, Red Birch	Riverbanks, streambanks, floodplains, sandbars, disturbed uplands.	NH west to se. MN and e. KS, south to ne. FL, FL Panhandle, and e. TX.
Betulaceae	Betula papyrifera	Paper Birch, Canoe Birch, White Birch	Dry soils, in VA especially on quartzite on the western flank of the Blue Ridge, and on sandstone talus in the Ridge and Valley.	NL (Newfoundland), NL (Labrador) and AK, south to NJ, WV (Vanderhorst et al. 2019), w. VA, OH, IN, IL, IA, NE, CO, and BC.
Betulaceae	Betula pendula ssp. pendula	Silver Birch, European Weeping Birch, European White Birch	Persistent and escaping from plantings.	Native of Europe. Reported for Watauga County, NC by Poindexter (pers. comm.).
Betulaceae	Betula populifolia	Gray Birch, White Birch, Wire Birch	Woods, thickets, in VA native in old fields and young forests in the Big Meadows area on greenstone (Madison & Page counties, VA), disturbed areas.	NS to s. QC, south to s. NJ and MD, more or less disjunct in n. VA, s. ON, n. OH, and n. IN.
Betulaceae	Betula pubescens ssp. pubescens	European White Birch, Downy Birch	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. Also reported as an introduction in e. GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and at scattered sites throughout PA (Rhoads & Block 2007).
Betulaceae	Betula pumila	Bog Birch	Fens, swamps, bogs.	NL west to AK, south to nw. NJ, e. OH, sw. OH, n. IN, n. IL, ne. IA, ND, MT, and OR.
Betulaceae	Betulaceae	Birch Family
Betulaceae	Carpinus	Hornbeam, Ironwood, Muscle-tree, Water-beech, Blue-beech
Betulaceae	Carpinus caroliniana var. caroliniana	Coastal American Hornbeam, Muscletree, Leantree, Lechillo, Water Beech	Streambanks, riverbanks, bottomland forests, lower slopes, maritime forests.	E. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. TX, and north in the inland to s. MO and s. IL.
Betulaceae	Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana	Inland American Hornbeam, Blue Beech	Rich cove forests, streambanks, riverbanks, bottomland forests, lower slopes.	ME, QC and s. ON west to MN, south to e. VA, c. NC, n. GA, n. AL, n. MS, AR, and se. OK
Betulaceae	Corylus	Hazelnut, Filbert
Betulaceae	Corylus americana	American Hazel, American Filbert	Rocky woodlands, mesic to rich forests and thickets.	ME west to SK, south to GA, LA, and OK.
Betulaceae	Corylus avellana	European Hazel, European Filbert	Suburban woodlands, thickets, and streambanks.	Native of Europe and w. Asia. Reported as locally naturalizing in n. VA (Alexandria) by Wright et al. (2023).
Betulaceae	Corylus cornuta var. cornuta	Beaked Hazel	Dry rocky woodlands, thickets, high elevation forests and openings, seepage swamps.	The species ranges from NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to NJ, n. GA, e. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), OH, MO, CO, and CA.
Betulaceae	Ostrya	Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood
Betulaceae	Ostrya virginiana	American Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood, Leverwood	Mesic to dry forests, often rocky, especially over basic rocks, reaching high elevations.	NS west to MB, south to c. peninsular FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.