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Exploring the Fascinating Beech Family - Fagaceae

Discover the diverse species of the Fagaceae family, including the American Beech and White Oak. Learn about their importance in forest ecosystems and various uses such as lumber, furniture, and wildlife habitats.

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Exploring the Fascinating Beech Family - Fagaceae

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  1. FagaceaeThe Beech Family

  2. Fagaceae • 9-10 Genera • Approx. 900 different species • Often dominant forest trees in temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas, mostly Northern Hemisphere.

  3. Fagaceae • Trees or Shrubs • Leaves are alternate, simple, and pinnately veined • Leaf blade lobed or unlobed • Tiny flowers, inconspicuous, unisexual or some of them perfect

  4. American Beech Fagus Grandifolia Leaves are 1-5” long, elliptic with toothed Margins.The leaves are marcescent, meaning They turn brown in the fall, but don’t fall off Until very late in the winter. Bark is smooth and light gray.

  5. White Oak. Quercus alba Tree Round lobed leaf Knob-like scales on acorn cap

  6. A. Fagaceae: Oak (Quercus) Fruit or Nut

  7. Fagaceae • One of the most important families of Northern Hemisphere woody plants in terms of total biomass and economic use. • Used for lumber, furniture, firewood, food and horticulture. • Provide optimal wildlife habitat, often harboring an exceptionally diverse insect fauna.

  8. Works Cited • http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10338 • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.deq.state.mi.us/pw/images • www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_873.jpg&imgrefurl=http: • http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/acorn3.gif&imgrefurl= • Cronquist, A., Gleason, A. Manual of Vascular Plants of North Eastern United States and Adjacent Canada. 2nd. Ed. New York Botanical Garden. 1991.

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