Corylus americana

Get help with this component

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:BETULACEAE
Species:Corylus americana Walter
Common Name:American Hazelnut; American Filbert
Habitat:Rich woods, ravine bottoms, and stream sides.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:COAM3
Plant Notes:American Hazelnut is a deciduous colonial shrub in the Birch family (Betulaceae). It is found primarily in the northern third of Alabama. American Hazelnut grows on floodplains and in rich mesic woods. It is a thicket forming shrub that grows to ten feet in height. It has alternate, doubly toothed leaves. The leaves are from three to six inches in length and from one to three inches in width. The leaves and stems are pubescent with stiff glandular hairs. American Hazelnut is monoecious—having separate male and female flowers on the same plant. Male flowers are produced in yellow-green catkins that are from two to three inches in length. The female flowers are very small and inconspicuous. Only the red stigmas and styles of the female flowers appear outside of the bud. The fruit is an edible nut that is enclosed in a papery husk. It is similar to the European filbert, but smaller in size. Fall color is variable in shades of green, yellow, orange, and purple-red. American Hazelnut is sometimes available from nurseries. It can also be grown from seed or from root suckers. It prefers a moist loamy soil in full sun for best development.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACU (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyBETULACEAE - Birch family
Genus Corylus
Species Corylus americana Walter - American Hazelnut; American Filbert

Citation

Citation Corylus americana Walter, Fl. Carol. 236. 1788.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Corylus americana var. indehiscens    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Marion, St. Clair

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1892 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU144268 Calhoun Pruitt, Glenn
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114055 Calhoun 24 Apr 1996 Hruska, Susan E.
992		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UWAL0011929 Marion 04 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7567		 UWAL
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114053 Calhoun 15 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UNA00041783 St. Clair 20 Sep 1997 Keener, Brian R.
471		 UNA
Corylus americana Walt.
JSU114057 Calhoun 3 Sep 1973 Higgins, Sandra
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114060 Cherokee 8 Jul 1969 Millican, Linda
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114062 Cleburne 3 Mar 1983 Reedy, Jane
007		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114071 Lauderdale 28 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18069		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UWAL0053203 Lauderdale 25 Jul 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11873		 UWAL
Corylus americana Walter
AUA000009689 Colbert 28 Aug 1965 Landers, Ken
 AUA
Corylus Americana Marsh.
ALNHS00007439 Etowah 21 JUL 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5598		 ALNHS
Corylus americana Marsh.
JSU114070 Jackson 18 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1435		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114066 Cleburne 23 Oct 1982 Pugh, F.E.
7		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114054 Calhoun 18 Apr 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10569		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UWAL0007876 St. Clair 03 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4710		 UWAL
Corylus americana Walt.
AUA000009690 Colbert 13 Mar 1965 Kral, Robert
23317		 AUA
Corylus Americana Marsh.
ALNHS00002612 Lauderdale 2 Jul 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1437		 ALNHS
Corylus americana Marsh.
AUA000040155 Lauderdale 2 Jul 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP1437		 AUA
Corylus Americana Marsh.
TROY000031887 Lowndes 27 Jul 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21494		 TROY
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114074 Limestone 1 Feb 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00217		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
AMAL00017183 St. Clair 03 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4710		 AMAL
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114069 DeKalb 20 Apr 1968 Stuart, Martha
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114056 Calhoun 4 Oct 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
855		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UWAL0001961 Lowndes 27 Jul 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21494		 UWAL
Corylus americana Marsh.
AMAL00017208 Etowah 12 Oct 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4975		 AMAL
Corylus americana Walter
ALNHS00003702 Lauderdale 29 Sep 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2047		 ALNHS
Corylus americana Walt.
AMAL00020006 Lauderdale 18 Nov 2009 Holt, Brian D.
201		 AMAL
Corylus americana Walter
BRIT67485 Lawrence 20 Jul 1968 Kral, Robert
31695		 BRIT
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114068 Colbert 3 Aug 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
TROY000040900 Marion 04 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7567		 TROY
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114058 Calhoun 17 Jun 1969 Cofield, Jan
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
AUA000041159 Cleburne 15 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14380		 AUA
Corylus Americana Marsh.
UWAL0034085 Cleburne 15 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14380		 UWAL
Corylus americana Marsh.
JSU114075 Limestone 11 Oct 1998 Hofmann, Tim L.
01897		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
AUA000039232 Cullman 25 Mar 1906 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Corylus Americana Marsh.
JSU114061 Cleburne 9 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12913		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114064 Cleburne 8 Mar 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UWAL0007875 Etowah 12 Oct 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4975		 UWAL
Corylus americana Walt.
TROY000029357 Etowah 12 Oct 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4975		 TROY
Corylus americana Walter
AMAL00005949 Blount 08 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
939		 AMAL
Corylus americana Walter
UNA00032955 Lauderdale 08 Jun 1892 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Corylus americana Walt.
AMAL00018490 Lauderdale 17 Mar 2010 Holt, Brian D.
201a		 AMAL
Corylus americana Walter
UNA00055636 Blount 08 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
939		 UNA
Corylus americana Walt.
TROY000028890 St. Clair 03 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4710		 TROY
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114059 Calhoun 15 Jul 1969 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UWAL0057330 Jackson 23 Sep 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11628		 UWAL
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114073 Jefferson 23 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1571		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114063 Cleburne 23 Apr 1982 Whetstone, R. David
10924		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114065 Cleburne 1 Sep 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
404		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
JSU114072 Lauderdale 20 Jul 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18219		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UNA00073999 Jackson 25 Sep 2018 Sorrie, Bruce A.
13670		 UNA
Corylus americana Walt.
ALNHS00006588 St. Clair 04 Sep 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
BCC#224		 ALNHS
Corylus americana Marsh.
JSU114067 Colbert 31 Aug 1966 Clark, Ross C.
8201		 JSU
Corylus americana Walter
UNA00032954 Cullman 10 Jul 1969 Kral, Robert
35386		 UNA
Corylus americana Walt.
TROY000016870 Chilton 14 Apr 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15134		 TROY
Corylus americana Walter
First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Records per Page: