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Ostrya carpinifolia

Hop Hornbeam

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Common name

Hop Hornbeam

Scientific name

Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.

Conservation status and threats

Not protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Deciduous tree or shrub. Height up to 20 cm. Flowering April-May.

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: Stara Planina (Eaest and Central), Sredna gora (Eaest), Znepole Region, West Frontier Mountains, The Rila, The Struma Valley, The Mesta Valley, The Rhodopes, The Slavianka and The Belasitsa [Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation].

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Ostrya carpinifolia by floristic regions:

Between 0 and 600 m altitude.

Source: Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

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