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Extension

Common Name: Eastern Hophornbeam
Species Name: Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch
Family Name: Betulaceae
Plant Type: Trees

 
Plant Facts
OriginNorth America
DurationPerennial
Distribution in OklahomaEastern, along Missouri and Arkansas borders
Sun PreferenceShade Tolerant

ID Characteristics

 
Habitat/Ecology 
HabitatClosed canopy forest
Soil TypeMesic Floodplains
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone6 to 8
Successional StageMid to late