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Corylales

(Order)

Overview

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Taxonomy

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The Order Corylales is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Corylaceae

Betulaceae, or the Birch Family, includes six genera of deciduous nut-bearing trees and shrubs, including the birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams and hop-hornbeams, numbering about 130 species. They are mostly natives of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with a few species reaching the Southern Hemisphere in the Andes in South America. [more]

At least 6 species and subspecies belong to the Family Corylaceae.

More info about the Family Corylaceae may be found here.

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:10:22