[The Birch Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Filberts and Hazelnuts East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Corylus

California Hazel, California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica (Synonyms: Corylus californica, Corylus cornuta ssp. californica, Corylus cornuta var. glandulosa, Corylus rostrata var. californica, Corylus rostrata var. tracyi)

Male catkins (single, not clustered in this species) of California hazelnut as seen along the Wahclella Falls Trail, Columbia River Gorge...............March 7, 2013. The reddish female flowers can be seen one node behind the male catkins on each separate branch.

California Hazel: Corylus cornuta var. californica (Synonyms: Corylus californica, Corylus cornuta ssp. californica) -

Beaked Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. cornuta (Synonym: Corylus cornuta ssp. cornuta)


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