Carpinus betulus

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superrosids • Cladus: rosids • Cladus: eurosids I • Ordo: Fagales • Familia: Betulaceae • Genus: Carpinus • Species: Carpinus betulus L. (1753)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Carpinus betulus']

English: European hornbeam, Caucasian Hornbeam, Common Hornbeam, Hornbeam, european hornbeam
العربية: شرد قضباني
مصرى: شرد قضبانى
asturianu: carpe
беларуская: Граб звычайны
български: Обикновен габър
brezhoneg: Faou-put
català: Carpí
čeština: habr obecný
kaszëbsczi: Zwëczajny grôbk
Cymraeg: Oestrwydden
dansk: Almindelig Avnbøg
Deutsch: Hainbuche
Esperanto: Eŭropa karpeno
español: Carpe blanco
eesti: Harilik valgepöök
euskara: Xarma arrunt
فارسی: ممرز
suomi: Euroopanvalkopyökki, valkopyökki, euroopanvalkopyökki
français: Charme commun, charme commun
Nordfriisk: Witjbööke
galego: Carpe
گیلکی: ممرز
hrvatski: Obični grab
hornjoserbsce: Wšědny hrab
magyar: közönséges gyertyán
íslenska: Agnbeyki
italiano: Carpino bianco
日本語: セイヨウシデ
ქართული: კავკასიური რცხილა
Lëtzebuergesch: Hobich
lietuvių: Paprastasis skroblas
latgaļu: Parostais skroblys
latviešu: Eiropas skābardis
македонски: Обичен габер
مازِرونی: مرز دار
norsk bokmål: Agnbøk
Nederlands: Haagbeuk, haagbeuk
norsk nynorsk: Agnbøk
norsk: Agnbøk
polski: grab pospolity
rumantsch: Charpin
română: Carpen
русский: Граб обыкновенный
žemaitėška: Skruobla
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Obični grab
slovenčina: Hrab obyčajný
slovenščina: beli gaber
shqip: Shkoza e bardhë
српски / srpski: Обични граб
српски (ћирилица): Граб
srpski (latinica): Grab
svenska: Avenbok
Türkçe: Adi gürgen
українська: Граб звичайний
walon: Tchårnea ordinaire
中文: 欧洲鹅耳枥

Images of the whole plant[edit]

Habit of a full-grown tree (Bornholm)
In winter
Remarkable tree in Bure (Belgium)
Germany, Flieden ("Eisenküppel")
Germany, Rückers ("Steinkammer")
Remarkable tree in Cugnon (Belgium)
Remarkable tree in Court-Saint-Etienne (Belgium)
Bark, Křivoklátsko PLA, Czechia
Remarkable specimen in Cugnon (Belgium)
Remarkable old specimen in Herchies (Belgium)
In Prague Botanical garden
Niederhollabrunn, Lower Austria
Rohrwald, Lower Austria
Bark of an old tree
Trunk of an old tree

Natural habitats[edit]

Hornbeam coppice woodland, Pound Wood, Thundersley Essex, United Kingdom

Bark detail[edit]

Annual shoot with lenticels
Annual shoot with lenticels

Buds[edit]

Buds
Buds

Inflorescences[edit]

Leaves[edit]

Young leaves
Seedling
Leaf scar

Infructescences[edit]

Ripe fruit (Århus, Denmark)
Carpinus betulus - Museum specimen

Cultivars, hedges, topiary, bonsai[edit]

'Fastigiata'
'Fastigiata' in summer
Remarkable 'Fastigiata' in Tournai (Belgium)
Hedge
Remarkable tree covered walks in La Reid (Belgium)

Diseases[edit]

Mildew
Mildew
Wood cross section with decay
Wood cross section with decay

Native distribution areas[edit]

Botanical illustrations[edit]

1790–1794
Sturm 1796
1885
Thomé 1885
Thomé (cleared)
1885 - 1890
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary 1890
Carpinus betulus
plate 145 in:
Wayside and woodland blossoms,
1895
Carpinus betulus
plate 145 in:
Wayside and woodland blossoms,
1895

alternative
crop
1917