Carpinus caroliniana

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Betulaceae
Family (Traditional)	Betulaceae
Genus	Carpinus
Species	Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Common Name	Blue beech; American hornbeam
Growth Habit	Tree
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value
Status	Native, FAC (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Carpinus caroliniana Walter subsp. virginiana (Marshall) Furlow

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
Carpinus betulus var. caroliniana	Carpinus betulus var. caroliniana (Walter)

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, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Decatur, DeKalb, Dubois, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Grant, Greene, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, LaGrange, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Porter, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Whitley

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1911 - 1994

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
45148	Switzerland	10 Aug 1937	Charles C. Deam 58,142	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
39269	Howard	17 Apr 1935	Charles M. Ek	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
49460	Howard	27 Jun 1938	Charles M. Ek	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
6041	Putnam	30 Apr 1911	Earl J. Grimes 445	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
153443	Warren	22 Aug 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 271	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
153444	Warren	03 Oct 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 334	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
8827	Monroe	30 May 1931	J. E. Potzger	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
8875	Monroe	11 Oct 1931	J. E. Potzger 2371	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
9020	Monroe	17 Oct 1931	J. E. Potzger 2406	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
153439	Fountain	12 May 1961	Joe Ludlow 18657	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
153440	Montgomery	03 Oct 1939	John Hanna 16052	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
92908	Porter	07 Oct 1923	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
153438	Allen	19 Jun 1994	P. E. Rothrock 3302	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
103619	Madison	16 Jul 1991	P. E. Rothrock 2349	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
153441	Parke	30 Jun 1958	R. A. deLanglade 19190	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
153442	Parke	30 Jun 1958	R. A. deLanglade 19207	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
133	Putnam	28 Apr 1935	R. Dawson 1127	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
11832	Marion	27 Feb 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5497	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
7031	Marion	27 Mar 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2703	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
7032	Marion	27 Mar 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2703	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
55161	Marion	27 Mar 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15029	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
12086	Morgan	23 Apr 1932	Ray C. Friesner 3831	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
19455	Marion	28 Apr 1934	Ray C. Friesner 7332	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
7631	Morgan	16 May 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2789	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
7701	Montgomery	19 May 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2816	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
10895	Fountain	21 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4007	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
10222	Warren	22 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4084	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
7788	Crawford	24 May 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2936	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
53517	Grant	07 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15238	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
42362	Switzerland	11 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 11945	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
55543	Wabash	14 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15343	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
19443	Johnson	16 Jun 1934	Ray C. Friesner 7536	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
41847	Ohio	18 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12028	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
38107	DeKalb	19 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10776	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
81321	Clay	21 Jun 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21522	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
74388	Vermillion	23 Jun 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19199	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
14143	Putnam	24 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5880	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
41604	Ripley	25 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12295	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
81511	Clay	28 Jun 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21639	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
95954	Jefferson	28 Jun 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25092	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
78012	Franklin	29 Jun 1946	Ray C. Friesner 20670	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
70942	Fayette	01 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18241	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
5225	Marion	04 Jul 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
14750	Fountain	04 Jul 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5975	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
7069	Monroe	05 Jul 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3079	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
10081	Jennings	09 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4347	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
4053	Brown	12 Jul 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
155403	Clinton	14 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24338	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
13449	Hancock	15 Jul 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6025	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
47712	Martin	15 Jul 1939	Ray C. Friesner 13807	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
11894	Franklin	16 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4433	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
37884	Marion	17 Jul 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11156	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
74098	Blackford	21 Jul 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19344	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
94413	Ripley	28 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24484	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
12016	Owen	30 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4538	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
8689	Montgomery	01 Aug 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3204	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
61967	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	Ray C. Friesner 17174	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
53676	Whitley	09 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16122	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
37900	Warrick	03 Sep 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11503	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
11705	Washington	07 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5001	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
9635	Crawford	09 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5149	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
9391	Dubois	09 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5200	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
21089	Knox	11 Sep 1934	Ray C. Friesner 7966	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
21043	Clay	12 Sep 1934	Ray C. Friesner 8077	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
11985	Greene	17 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5271	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
74312	Orange	22 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19842	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
10865	Hancock	24 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5382	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
27765	Madison	28 Sep 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9369	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
74060	Union	29 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19950	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
14418	Johnson	30 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7001	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
73331	Carroll	06 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20019	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
14980	Hendricks	07 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7132	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
17096	Decatur	14 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7170	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
7579	Marion	18 Oct 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3780	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
74026	Scott	27 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20185	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
86426	Ripley	29 Oct 1949	Ray C. Friesner 23293	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
90788	Fountain	18 Nov 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23967	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
96906	Miami	01 Dec 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24923	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
16069	Knox	04 Jul 1937	Scott McCoy 4606	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
51741	Boone	26 Aug 1940	Scott McCoy 5285	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
33641	Lawrence	19 Aug 1931	Stanley A. Cain 43	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
5918		01 Jun 1926	Wm. Rhoades	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
156116	LaGrange	6/4/1976	Lee Casebere	BUT Carpinus caroliniana Walt.

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