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An individual instance of Fagus grandifolia (American beech)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/12-187
Notes:
You can find this tree near Magnolia Circle in the southwest corner of Magnolia Circle, just to the west of the small parking lot.
Beech is one of the more distinctive trees in this area. Large trees have unusually smooth bark without the lumps seen on hackberry bark. The leaves have very regular, parallel veins that extend all the way to a tooth at the margin. In fall and winter, the spear-shaped buds are unmistakable and the fruits look like no other.
Beeches are fairly common in this area. They often rot out in the center, making hollow trees common.
Beech is one of the more distinctive trees in this area. Large trees have unusually smooth bark without the lumps seen on hackberry bark. The leaves have very regular, parallel veins that extend all the way to a tooth at the margin. In fall and winter, the spear-shaped buds are unmistakable and the fruits look like no other.
Beeches are fairly common in this area. They often rot out in the center, making hollow trees common.
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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 1-1273.
This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Fagus grandifolia
Ehrh.
sec. fna.org 1993
common name: American beech
family: Fagaceae
Identified 2002-04-03 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14294°, -86.79886°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2002-04-03
2002-04-05
2002-04-10
2002-04-18
2002-04-29
2006-06-07
2014-09-11
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whole tree (or vine) - general |
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inflorescence - whole - unspecified |
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inflorescence - whole - male |
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inflorescence - whole - male |
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fruit - lateral or general close-up |
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fruit - lateral or general close-up |
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