Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Betulaceae

Alnus - [maps | photos]

• Alnus glutinosa * (L.) Gaertn.
  NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
  Common Name: European alder

• Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
  Common Name: smooth alder

• Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill (TN Special Concern)
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: mountain alder, green alder
  Synonyms:
  

         • Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh

         • Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh

Betula - [maps | photos]

• Betula alleghaniensis Britton
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
  Common Name: yellow birch
  Synonyms:
  

         • Betula lutea Michx. f.

• Betula cordifolia Regel (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: heartleaf birch
  Synonyms:
  

         • Betula alba L. var. cordifolia (Regel) Regel

         • Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

         • Betula alba L. var. cordifolia (Regel) Regel

         • Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

• Betula lenta L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: sweet birch

• Betula nigra L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: river birch, black birch

Carpinus - [maps | photos]

• Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: ironwood
  Synonyms:
  

         • Carpinus caroliniana Walt. var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fern.

         • Carpinus caroliniana Walt. var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fern.

         • Carpinus caroliniana Walt. var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fern.

Corylus - [maps | photos]

• Corylus americana Walt.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: American hazelnut

• Corylus cornuta Marsh.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: beaked hazelnut

Ostrya - [maps | photos]

• Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: hophornbeam, ironwood

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.