Fagaceae The Beech Family

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FagaceaeThe Beech Family
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Fagaceae

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

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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

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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 dont fall off Until
very late in the winter. Bark is smooth and
light gray.
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White Oak. Quercus alba
Tree Round lobed leaf Knob-like scales on
acorn cap
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Fruit or Nut
A. Fagaceae Oak (Quercus)
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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.

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Works Cited

• http//www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id1
  taxon_id10338
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  deq.state.mi.us/pw/images
• www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_873.jpgimgrefur
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• http//waynesword.palomar.edu/images/acorn3.gifim
  grefurl
• Cronquist, A., Gleason, A. Manual of Vascular
  Plants of North Eastern United States and
  Adjacent Canada. 2nd. Ed. New York Botanical
  Garden. 1991.