Fagus grandifolia

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Fagaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fagaceae
Genus	Fagus
Species	Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
Common Name	American beech
Growth Habit	Tree
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	8
Status	Native, FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Fagus americana	Fagus americana Sweet
Fagus ferruginea	Fagus ferruginea Dryand.
Fagus grandifolia subsp. grandifolia	Fagus grandifolia subsp. grandifolia
Fagus grandifolia subsp. heterophylla	Fagus grandifolia subsp. heterophylla
Fagus grandifolia var. caroliniana	Fagus grandifolia var. caroliniana Fernald & Rehder
Fagus grandifolia var. grandifolia	Fagus grandifolia var. grandifolia
Fagus virginiana	Fagus virginiana

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Dearborn, Decatur, DeKalb, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Union, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Whitley

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1923 - 2004

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
153742	Montgomery	21 Oct 1963	3	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
18975	Montgomery	23 Sep 1963	Bill White 12	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
56583	Tippecanoe	02 Oct 1941	Charles M. Ek	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
49468	Howard	23 Jun 1938	Charles M. Ek	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
18987	Montgomery	21 Oct 1963	Gary Gherardini 3	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
153747	Warren	30 Jul 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 213	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
153746	Montgomery	15 May 1961	Hans van Etter 14580	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
8930	Monroe	23 Apr 1931	J. E. Potzger	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
150701	Madison	30 Jun 1992	P. E. Rothrock 2570	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
153743	Allen	17 Sep 1993	P. E. Rothrock 3231	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
151369	Parke	26 May 2004	R. K. Scott 244	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
152784	Marion	17 Jul 1996	Raelene M. Crandall 122	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
94547	Jackson	26 Jan 1952	Ray C. Friesner 24959	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
102866	Decatur	11 Oct 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25381	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
102871	Decatur	11 Oct 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25381	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
153744	Decatur	11 Oct 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25381	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
96471	Decatur	11 Oct 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25381	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
17095	Decatur	14 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7172	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
7573	Marion	18 Oct 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3787	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
56821	Monroe	18 Oct 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16609	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
155405	Lawrence	18 Oct 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16610	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
56789	Orange	18 Oct 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16611	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
28608	Brown	19 Oct 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9514	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
74033	Scott	27 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20178	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
86423	Ripley	29 Oct 1949	Ray C. Friesner 23296	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
101240	Brown	31 Oct 1936	Ray C. Friesner 10343	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
40666	Brown	31 Oct 1936	Ray C. Friesner 10343	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93183	Fountain	06 Oct 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24783	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
11829	Marion	27 Feb 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5495	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
63928	Marion	21 Apr 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15061	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
122	Morgan	16 May 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2787	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
37886	Grant	17 May 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9822	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
55297	Owen	17 May 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15211	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
56883	Owen	17 May 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15219	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
10406	Fountain	21 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4041	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
11759	Warren	22 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4127	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
39143	Kosciusko	23 May 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10521	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
39144	Kosciusko	23 May 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10521	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
71075	Marion	10 Jun 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18159	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
71076	Marion	10 Jun 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18159	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
41543	Switzerland	11 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 11944	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
55873	Wabash	14 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15352	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
55565	Wabash	14 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15353	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
41801	Ohio	18 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12157	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
38343	DeKalb	19 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10756	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
5265	Bartholomew	21 Jun 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
81325	Clay	21 Jun 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21516	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93193	Henry	23 Jun 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24187	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
14719	Putnam	24 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5849	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
41638	Ripley	25 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12234	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
40393	Blackford	26 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10934	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53710	Grant	07 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15227	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53709	Grant	07 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15228	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
70938	Fayette	01 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18262	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
6971	Montgomery	11 Jul 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3142	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93593	Hendricks	14 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24413	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
47708	Martin	15 Jul 1939	Ray C. Friesner 13802	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54858	Parke	15 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15752	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
11873	Franklin	16 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4420	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
61829	Boone	18 Jul 1942	Ray C. Friesner 16999	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54859	Parke	19 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15753	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54857	Putnam	19 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15754	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54854	Hendricks	19 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15757	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93669	Fountain	21 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24439	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
70937	Randolph	22 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18408	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
55001	Wabash	26 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15761	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54998	Wabash	26 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15762	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
55002	Wabash	26 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15763	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
55003	Wabash	26 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15764	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53473	Wabash	26 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15765	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53430	Kosciusko	26 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15774	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
94412	Ripley	28 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24483	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
12027	Owen	30 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4544	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
5215	Marion	04 Jul 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
7077	Monroe	05 Jul 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3080	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
18461	Bartholomew	07 Jul 1934	Ray C. Friesner 7606	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
10098	Jennings	09 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4342	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
809	Floyd	01 Aug 1923	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
810	Floyd	01 Aug 1923	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
74208	Vermillion	11 Aug 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19484	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54113	Marion	12 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15991	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54112	Marion	12 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15992	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54111	Marion	12 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15993	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54106	Marion	12 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15996	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
5827	Floyd	16 Aug 1923	Ray C. Friesner 1124	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53416	Cass	16 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16194	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53417	Cass	16 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16195	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53418	Cass	16 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16196	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53419	Cass	16 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16197	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99278	Johnson	21 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15997	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53572	Brown	21 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15998	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99280	Brown	21 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15999	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99281	Morgan	21 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16000	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99258	Hancock	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16199	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99257	Shelby	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16200	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99256	Rush	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16201	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99254	Franklin	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16202	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99253	Ripley	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16204	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99250	Dearborn	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16205	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99248	Ohio	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16206	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99246	Switzerland	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16207	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
99289	Jefferson	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16208	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
53582	Jennings	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16209	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
55880	Bartholomew	28 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16210	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
153745	Hancock	30 Aug 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25235	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
96291	Hancock	30 Aug 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25235	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
96289	Hancock	30 Aug 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25236	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
96290	Hancock	30 Aug 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25236	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
96286	Hancock	30 Aug 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25239	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
96285	Hancock	30 Aug 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25239	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
54115	Whitley	09 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16137	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
37701	Harrison	01 Sep 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11339	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
94402	Union	01 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24609	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
94397	Randolph	01 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24616	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
94395	Randolph	01 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24616	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
94396	Randolph	01 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24616	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
56118	Miami	20 Sep 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16439	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
56965	Miami	20 Sep 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16486	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
74305	Orange	22 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19849	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93545	Clinton	22 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24716	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
14385	Switzerland	23 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6949	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
10209	Hancock	24 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5385	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
73905	Union	29 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19925	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
37161	Perry	03 Sep 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11432	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
14519	Johnson	30 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6978	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
11716	Washington	06 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4990	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
10786	Crawford	08 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5083	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93400	Shelby	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24674	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93401	Shelby	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24674	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93399	Shelby	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24675	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93396	Shelby	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24678	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93379	Henry	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24689	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93378	Henry	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24689	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93376	Henry	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24690	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93377	Henry	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24690	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93363	Henry	08 Sep 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24702	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
9399	Dubois	09 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5192	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
4758	Parke	08 Jul 1930	Rexford F. Daubenmire 2249	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
16357	Jennings	29 Aug 1933	Scott McCoy B45	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
33640	Lawrence	24 Aug 1931	Stanley A. Cain 86	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
93368	Henry	9/8/1951	Ray C. Friesner 24698	BUT
156828	Montgomery	05/17/1961	Bruce Monroe 18577	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
156827	Fountain	05/01/1962	R.A. deLanglade 18926	BUT Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

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