Ostrya (genus)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Fagales (order) > Betulaceae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing around 7 species of ornamental trees native to Eurasia and North America, having a shaggy, scaly bark and thin, translucent, green leaves with hairy leafstalks. The hoplike, green fruits are composed of many bladderlike scales, each bearing a small, flat nut.
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Otros términos
- hop hornbeam (genus) [en]
- hop-hornbeam (genus) [en]
- hophornbeam (genus) [en]
- carpe lúpulo (genus) [es]