Taxonomy: Fam. Corylaceae// Genus: Ostrya// Species: Ostrya carpinifolia Scop. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Uotila, 2009+).
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993).
Distribution: Native from South Central and South Europe to Caucasus, Lebanon and Syria according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Also native to Northern European Russia according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Uotila, 2009+).
Habitat: Mixed oak forests.
Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Ostrya carpinifolia – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – branches with male and female catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – branch with male and female catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – male catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – male catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – male catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – female catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – female catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – female catkins. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – fruits from the previous year. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – branch with infructescences. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – branch with infructescences. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – infructescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – fruits. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – habit. Osogovo – artificial lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – branch with infructescences. Osogovo – artificial lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – infructescences. Osogovo – artificial lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – fruits. Osogovo – artificial lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – leaves. Osogovo – artificial lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – artificial lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – artificial lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Ostrya carpinifolia – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – branch with catkins and infructescences from the previous year. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia -female catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia -female catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia -female catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – infructescence from the previous year. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – trunk and branches. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – trunk. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – trunk. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – infructescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – branches. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ostrya carpinifolia – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Betulaceae – key to genera. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, p 207.
Corylaceae – key to genera. Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 60.
