Beech
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Beech is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to subtropical and temperate Eurasia and North America. There are 14 accepted species in two distinct subgenera, Englerianae Denk & G
Beech tree
Botanical illustration
Leaf of Fagus sylvatica
F. sylvatica flowers
Fagus grandifolia
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Fagus grandifolia, the American beech or North American beech, is a species of tree growing to 16–35 meters tall. It is one of two beech species native to North America, the other occurring in Mexico.
Beech
…crenata, F. longipetiolata, F. lucida, and the cryptic sister species F. hayatae and F. pashanica), two pseudo-cryptic species in eastern North America (F. grandifolia, F. mexicana), and a species complex of at least four species (F. caspica, F. hohenackeriana, F. orientalis, F. sylvatica) in Western Eurasia. Their…
Beech with Branches
Beech and maple seedlings in Tennessee
Trunk with carving
Bark with lichen