Fagaceae
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Fagus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 北美山毛櫸, 紫叶欧洲水青冈, 紫叶水青冈, 美国水青冈
- English
- American beech
- French
- Hetre d'Amerique, Hêtre américain, Hêtre d'Amérique, Hêtre rouge
- German
- Mexikanische Buche
- Polish
- Buk amerykański
- Spanish
- Haya americana
- Ukrainian
- Бук американський
Synonyms
- Fagus atropunicea (Marshall) Sudw.
- Fagus ferruginea Aiton
- Fagus grandifolia f. grandifolia
- Fagus grandifolia f. mollis Fernald & Rehder
- Fagus grandifolia subsp. heterophylla Camp
- Fagus grandifolia var. grandifolia
- Fagus grandifolia var. typica Rehder
- Fagus latifolia L'Hér. ex Steud.
- Fagus purpurea Desf.
- Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea Marshall
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 134 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ryan Watson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: geosesarma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Deana Tempest Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Kingdon, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.