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Betulaceae - Coggle Diagram
Betulaceae
Birches (Betula)
Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
Leaves: Triangular/diamond-shaped
Bark:Silvery-white
Key: Twigs are drooping
Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
Leaves: rounded/oval and less sharply jagged
Bark: Greyish-white
Key: Twigs are hairy
Hornbeams (Carpinus)
Common Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
Leaves: Oval with deep parallel veins
Bark: Smooth, slate-grey
Key: The trunk has distinct fluting ridges
Alders (Alnus)
Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Leaf: Racket-shaped
Bark: Dark grey-brown
Key: purple-brown cones and catkins
Hazels (Corylus)
Common Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Leaves; Round and large with a distinctly pointed tip.
Bark: Smooth, tawny-brown
Key: Multi-stemmed shrub
