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beaked hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

The beaked hazelnut is a special shrub with long, pointy nuts that look like little beaks! It grows in forests and is loved by animals for its tasty nuts.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The beaked hazelnut is a multi-stemmed shrub with rounded, toothed leaves. It features distinctive nuts encased in a leafy, tube-like husk that extends into a 'beak,' giving it its name. The husks are green, turning brown as the nuts ripen.

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Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Even before leaves appear, the male catkins release clouds of yellow pollen into the spring breeze!

Hazelnut wood is sometimes used for making small tools, fishing rods, or even walking sticks!

Indigenous peoples traditionally used its flexible stems for weaving strong baskets and crafts!

The 'beak' on its nut husks can be up to twice as long as the tasty nut inside!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nut Nest Protection

Beaked hazelnut has a long, tubular husk that completely encases its nuts, protecting them from hungry animals until ripe.

Fähigkeit

Early Spring Pollinator

It produces long, dangling catkins in very early spring, releasing pollen into the wind before its leaves even appear.

Fähigkeit

Soil Stabilizer Roots

Its fibrous root system helps anchor soil on slopes and disturbed areas, preventing erosion.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-500 cm
Ausbreitung
100-400 cm
Blütezeit
Early spring
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Caches and consumes its nutritious nuts.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses its leaves and young twigs.

eaten by

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Forages for fallen nuts and catkins.

eaten by

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Disperses and eats its tasty nuts.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von beaked hazelnut?

100-500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von beaked hazelnut?

100-400 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von beaked hazelnut?

Early spring

Was ist der/die/das essbar von beaked hazelnut?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von beaked hazelnut?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von beaked hazelnut?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von beaked hazelnut?

Wind

Wo findet man beaked hazelnut normalerweise?

Forests

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