Betulaceae

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Also Known As	birch family

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American hornbeam

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Topics

Betuleae birch alder hornbeam hazelnut hop-hornbeam American hornbeam American hazelnut beaked hazelnut European filbert Casuarinaceae Myricaceae Balanopaceae

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