Ostrya

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Ostrya - deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae

genus Ostrya

hamamelid dicot genus - genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

Betulaceae, birch family, family Betulaceae - monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)

hop hornbeam - any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops

Old World hop hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifolia - medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor

Eastern hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana, ironwood tree, ironwood - medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America

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The study area is mainly covered by woodlands: chestnut trees Castanea sativa, oaks Quercus cerris and mixed hardwood formations, mainly Ostrya carpinifolia, dominate forests at lowest altitudes while, in the highest parts, mountain beech Fagus sylvatica, in association with maples Acer spp., prevails.

Impact of capture and chemical immobilization on the spatial behaviour of red deer Cervus elaphus hinds

Walters, Kruger e Reich (1993) avaliando o desenvolvimento inicial de Betula papyrifera, Betula alleghaniensis, Ostrya virginiana, Quercus rubra e Acer saccharum verificaram que a RMF tem maior importancia na TCR.

EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICIENCY IN WATER AND NITROGEN USE BY SEEDLINGS OF Calophyllum brasiliense, Eucalyptus urograndis, Tabebuia impetiginosa AND Toona ciliata/DESENVOLVIMENTO INICIAL E EFICIENCIA DE USO DE AGUA E NITROGENIO POR MUDAS DE Calophyllum brasiliense, Eucalyptus urograndis, Tabebuia impetiginosa E Toona ciliata

Preliminary identifications based on fossil pollen consist of about 18 recognized forms, and confirm the presence of several of the more common megafloral genera, and add Abies, Castanea/Lithocarpus, Choenopodiaceae, Ostrya, and assorted fungal and monolete spores.

Botany & Plant Ecology

The eastern portion of the study area was a mixed forest dominated by oak (Quercus spp.), beech (Fagus grandifolia), ash (Fraxinus spp.), elm (Ulmusspp.), and maple (Acerspp.) and to a lesser degree included alder (Alnus spp.), basswood (Tilia americana), birch (Betula spp.), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), buckeye (Aesculus spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), hackberry (Ceitis ocadentalis), hickory (Carya spp.), ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana and Ostrya virginiana), locust (Robiniapseudoacacia or Gleditsia triacanthos), mulberry (Monisspp.), pine (Pinusspp.), poplar (Pofmlus spp.), sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), tamarack (Larix laruna), tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), walnut (Juglans spp.), willow (Salix spp.), and unidentified hardwoods (Fig.

Sharp Savanna-forest Transitions in the Midwest Followed Environmental Gradients but are Absent from the Modern Landscape

Both morphological and molecular studies have generally recognized two major lineages in Betulaceae either as tribes Betuleae (Alnus and Betula) and Coryleae (Corylus, Ostryopsis, Carpinus, and Ostrya) (Jussieu, 1789; Prantl, 1894; Winkler, 1904; Melchior, 1964; Li & Skvortsov, 1999), or as subfamilies Betuloideae and Coryloideae (Spach, 1841; Regel, 1861, 1868; Koehne, 1893; Rendle, 1925; Rehder, 1940; Hutchinson, 1967, 1973; Dahlgren, 1975, 1980, 1983; Jury, 1978; Takhtajan, 1980; Thome, 1973, 1983; Furlow, 1990; Bousquet et al., 1992; Chen et al., 1999; Forest et al., 2005; Grimm & Renner, 2013).

Comparative Flower and Inflorescence Organogenesis among Genera of Betulaceae: Implications for Phylogenetic Relationships

Most of the study area (67%) is covered by deciduous woodlands, mainly composed by Quercus cerris, Castanea sativa, Ostrya carpinifolia, Carpinus betulus, Fraxinus ornus and Robinia pseudoacacia.

Diet of adult and juvenile wildcats in Southern Tuscany (Central Italy)

in Turkey, Ostrya, Carpinus, Crateagus, Quercus, Fagus, Castanea, Tilia, Ulmus, Pistacia, Pyrus etc.), in herbaceous plants (Salicornia, Achillea, Spartium) and in woody legumes (Ononis, Dorycnium).

Updated List of Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 1863 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) Species from Turkey, With Two New Restorations

This vegetation is gradually replaced by deciduous shrublands at higher altitudes (700-900 m asl), mainly composed by Carpinus orientalis, Fraxinus ornus, Acer monspessulanum, Ligustrum vulgare, Lonicera etrusca, Cornus mas and Ostrya carpinifolia, although this sub-mediterranean vegetation is probably a result of human impact, overgrazing and forest fires (Tsiftsis & al., 2007).

The relationship between vegetation and modern pollen assemblages on Mount Paggeo (NE Greece)/Relacion entre la vegetacion y la lluvia polinica actual en el Monte Paggeo (NE Grecia)

In Syria, it occurs at Slenfch (Lattakia) and forms mixed forests with Ostrya carpinifolia, Carpinus orientalis, Sorbus torminalis, Fraxinus ornus and Cerasus mahleb (Browicz, 1982).

In-vitro phytochemical and antibacterial activity of Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica

(Oestlund) Macrosiphum (Neocorylobium) Ostrya virginiana, Corylus spp.

Alate aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) species composition and richness in Northeastern USA snap beans and an update to historical lists

In northern Europe, firewood is obtained from birch (Betula pendula Roth.), pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), and spruce (Picea abies Karst.), while beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), oak (Quercus sp.), and hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.) are dominant further south.