FOIBIS

Species Details -
Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch  

Accepted name: Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch  
Synonym(s): -Carpinus   virginiana   Miller    
-Ostrya   virginica   Willd.    
English names: Hop Hornbeam
Ironwood
French names: Ostryer de Virginie
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Fagales
Family:   Betulaceae
OPL Code: WOSTVI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 1.1
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Compound decoction of heart wood chips taken for hemorrhages(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
45046
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
OSTVI
 


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