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American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana Smooth gray bark with vertical ridges and a fluted base. Alternate, oblong leaves with a serrated leaf margin.<br /> <br /> Growing in a swampy, mixed forest. <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62490/american_hornbeam_-_carpinus_caroliniana.html" title="American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/62490_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=XBH5SMeyOo3fEd2xDOUTpc5Cv5E%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana Smooth gray bark with vertical ridges and a fluted base. Alternate, oblong leaves with a serrated leaf margin.<br /> <br /> Growing in a swampy, mixed forest.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62492/american_hornbeam_-_carpinus_caroliniana.html Carpinus,Carpinus caroliniana,Geotagged,Spring,United States,american hornbeam,caroliniana,carpinus caroliniana,hornbeam" /></a></figure> American Hornbeam,Carpinus caroliniana,Geotagged,Spring,United States,caroliniana,carpinus,carpinus caroliniana,hornbeam Click/tap to enlarge

American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana

Smooth gray bark with vertical ridges and a fluted base. Alternate, oblong leaves with a serrated leaf margin.

Growing in a swampy, mixed forest.

American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana Smooth gray bark with vertical ridges and a fluted base. Alternate, oblong leaves with a serrated leaf margin.<br /> <br /> Growing in a swampy, mixed forest.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62492/american_hornbeam_-_carpinus_caroliniana.html Carpinus,Carpinus caroliniana,Geotagged,Spring,United States,american hornbeam,caroliniana,carpinus caroliniana,hornbeam

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The American hornbeam

"Carpinus caroliniana", the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood tree in the genus "Carpinus". American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, and musclewood. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida. It also grows in Canada.

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 5, 2018. Captured Jun 1, 2018 11:27 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm