Betulaceae
Knowlton's hophornbeam
Ostrya knowltonii
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Ostrya
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Knowlton's hophornbeam, Big Bend hop-hornbeam, Chisos hop-hornbeam
- Persian
- چوباستخوانی بیگبند
Synonyms
- Ostrya chisosensis Correll
- Ostrya knowltonii subsp. chisosensis (Correll) A.E.Murray
- Ostrya knowltonii var. chisosensis (Correll) A.E.Murray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosie Yacoub, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maya Heubner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Nieman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elliott Gordon, CC BY 4.0, 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.