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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Betulaceae

MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to Florida)

MC ME SE

sci [hel] hyg->[xer] acid neut

dr(ob) (Native Americans used it to treat flux, navel yellowness, cloudy urine, consumption diarrhea, constipation, as an astringent, a tonic and wash, to facilitate childbirth) fw pl (ornamental culture) ti (tool handles, mallets, runner of sledge) ti(ob) (oxen yoke, wood-splitting wedge)

Carpinus americana Michx.

American hornbeam; blue beech; blue-beech (Canada, USA); bluebeech (USA); hornbeam (Canada); ironwood (Canada, USA); muscle-beech, smooth-barked ironwood; water beech (USA); water-beech (Canada)

charme de la Caroline; bois de fer, bois dur (Canada); charme, charme américain, charme bleu, charme d'Amérique

lechillo (Mexico)

Amerikanische Weissbuche (german); carpino americano (italian); dsurau-cura; Karolinische Hainbuche (german); tzararacua

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Latin name	Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Family	Betulaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci [hel] hyg->[xer] acid neut
Use	dr(ob) (Native Americans used it to treat flux, navel yellowness, cloudy urine, consumption diarrhea, constipation, as an astringent, a tonic and wash, to facilitate childbirth) fw pl (ornamental culture) ti (tool handles, mallets, runner of sledge) ti(ob) (oxen yoke, wood-splitting wedge)
Synonym	Carpinus americana Michx.
English name	American hornbeam; blue beech; blue-beech (Canada, USA); bluebeech (USA); hornbeam (Canada); ironwood (Canada, USA); muscle-beech, smooth-barked ironwood; water beech (USA); water-beech (Canada)
French name	charme de la Caroline; bois de fer, bois dur (Canada); charme, charme américain, charme bleu, charme d'Amérique
Spanish name	lechillo (Mexico)
Other name	Amerikanische Weissbuche (german); carpino americano (italian); dsurau-cura; Karolinische Hainbuche (german); tzararacua
Trade name