Betulaceae
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Carpinus
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Common names
By language (16)
- arz
- كاربينوس كارولينيانا
- Belarusian
- Граб каралінскі, Граб амерыканскі
- Catalan
- Càrpinus de Carolina
- Chinese
- 卡罗琳鹅耳枥
- English
- American hornbeam, Musclewood, Blue beech, Hornbeam, Blue-beech, Ironwood, Muscle beech
- Finnish
- Amerikanvalkopyökki
- French
- Charme d'Amérique
- German
- Amerikanische Hainbuche
- Hungarian
- Amerikai gyertyán
- Latvian
- Karolīnas skābardis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Amerikaagnbøk
- nv
- Kʼiishzhinii
- Polish
- Grab amerykański
- Russian
- Граб каролинский
- Spanish
- Alisillo, Capillero, Caxin, C’ut bah té, Dsuram cura, Lechillo, Mora blanca, Mora de la sierra
- Turkish
- Amerika gürgeni
Synonyms
- Carpinus caroliniana var. caroliniana
Flowers
- Flower colour
- orange (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sherief Saleh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.