Corylus americana | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Corylus |
Species: | C. americana
|
Binomial name | |
Corylus americana Marshall, 1785
| |
Distribution of American hazelnut |
Corylus americana, the American hazelnut[3] or American hazel,[4] is a species of deciduous shrub in the genus Corylus, native to the eastern and central United States and extreme southern parts of eastern and central Canada.[3][5]