Betulaceae
American hazelnut
Corylus americana
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Corylus
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- بندق أمريكي
- arz
- بندق امريكى
- Bulgarian
- Американска леска
- Chinese
- 美洲榛
- Danish
- Amerikansk Hassel
- English
- American hazelnut, American hazel, Hazelnut
- French
- Noisetier d'Amérique, Noisertier d’Amerique
- German
- Amerikanische Hasel
- Japanese
- アメリカハシバミ
- Latvian
- Amerikas lazda
- Persian
- فندق آمریکایی
- Russian
- Лещина американская
- Spanish
- Avellano americano
- Turkish
- Amerika fındığı
Synonyms
- Corylus americana f. americana
- Corylus americana f. calyculata (Dippel) Schelle
- Corylus americana f. humilis (Willd.) Schelle
- Corylus americana f. missouriensis (A.DC.) Fernald
- Corylus americana var. altior Farw.
- Corylus americana var. americana
- Corylus americana var. calyculata (Dippel) H.J.P.Winkl.
- Corylus americana var. humilis (Willd.) Dippel
- Corylus americana var. indehiscens Palmer & Steyerm.
- Corylus americana var. missouriensis A.DC.
- Corylus calyculata Dippel
- Corylus humilis Willd.
- Corylus serotina hort. ex Dippel
- Corylus serotina G.Kirchn.
- Corylus virginiana hort. ex Dippel
- Corylus virginiana Münchh.
- Rostella variegata Dochnahl
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: yrpopqueen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: K Hokanson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: alexamith458, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frederick Dunn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: lvrandjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Duncan Dill, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.