Fagus grandifolia

Fagus grandifolia

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Fagus grandifolia is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Fagus
Subgenus: F. subg. Fagus
Species: Fagus grandifolia

Name

Fagus grandifolia Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 1: 22 (1787).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Fagus grandifolia var. typica Rehder, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 16: 70 (1907), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Fagus alba Raf., Fl. Ludov.: 134 (1817).
  • Fagus americana (Pers.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 370 (1826).
  • Fagus americana f. caroliniana (Loudon) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 3: 93 (1924).
  • Fagus americana latifolia Wangenh., Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 80 (1787).
  • Fagus atropunicea Sudw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 43 (1893).
  • Fagus ferruginea Aiton, Hortus Kew. 3: 362 (1789).
  • Fagus ferruginea var. caroliniana Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1980 (1838).
  • Fagus grandifolia var. caroliniana (Loudon) Fernald & Rehder, Rhodora 9: 114 (1907).
  • Fagus grandifolia subsp. grandifolia in
  • Fagus grandifolia var. heterophylla Camp, Yearb. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1950: 166 (1951).
  • Fagus grandifolia f. mollis Fernald & Rehder, Rhodora 9: 114 (1907).
  • Fagus grandifolia f. pubescens Fernald & Rehder, Rhodora 9: 111 (1907).
  • Fagus heterophylla Raf., Herb. Raf. 1: 22 (1833).
  • Fagus latifolia L'Hér. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 624 (1840), pro syn.
  • Fagus nigra Raf., Herb. Raf. 1: 22 (1833).
  • Fagus purpurea Desf., Tabl. École Bot.: 214 (1804), nom. nud.
  • Fagus rotundifolia Raf., Herb. Raf. 1: 22 (1833).
  • Fagus sylvatica var. americana Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 571 (1807).
  • Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea Marshall, Arbust. Amer.: 46 (1785), nom. illeg.
  • Fagus sylvatica var. ferruginea (Aiton) N.Coleman, Cat. Fl. Pl. S. Pen. Michigan: 35 (1874).
  • Fagus sylvestris F.Michx., Hist. Arbr. Forest. 2: 170 (1811).
  • Fagus virginiana Wesm., Bull. Congr. Bot. Bruxelles: 261 (1864).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec. Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ehrhart, J.F., 1787. Beitrage zur Naturkunde 3:22. 1787 (Gartenkalender 3:283-290. 1784)

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page. 
• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 Reference page. 

• Barstow, M. 2017. Fagus grandifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62004694A62004696.en.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Fagus grandifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Fagus grandifolia. Published online. Accessed: 9 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Fagus grandifolia. Accessed: Sep 9 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: Buk velkolistý
• English: American Beech
• Esperanto: Grandfolia fago
• suomi: Amerikanpyökki
• français: Hêtre à grandes feuilles
• magyar: Amerikai bükk
• slovenščina: Ameriška bukev
• Türkçe: Amerika kayını
• українська: Американський бук

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