Blue-beech (Carpinus caroliniana)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Carpinus caroliniana

Common English name: Blue-beech

Other names: American hornbeam, musclewood, ironwood

French name: Charme de Caroline

Habitat

Mostly found on lower slopes in valleys and bordering streams and valleys.

Other notes

The blue-beech is the only carpinus species native to North America.