Ostrya carpinifolia, the European hop-hornbeam, is a tree in the family Betulaceae. It is the only species of the genus Ostrya that is native to Europe.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of European Hop-hornbeam being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Carpinus japonica
- Carpinus orientalis
- Carpinus tschonoskii
- Carpinus cordata
- Carpinus turczaninovii
- Carpinus betulus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Ostrya
- Species
- Ostrya carpinifolia
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