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East Asian hophornbeam
Ostrya japonica
About
Ostrya japonica, known as East Asian hophornbeam, or Japanese hop-hornbeam, is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family growing to 25 m tall. It is native to Japan, Korea and China. In China, it occurs in temperate forests of southern Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, and Shaanxi provinces at altitudes between 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft). In Japan it is known as Asada (浅田).
- Family
- Betulaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ostrya japonica
- Slug
- ostrya-japonica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Ostrya
- Species
- japonica
- Wikidata QID
- Q1072399
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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