Beech  (Fagus sylvatica)

Facts

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Anthophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Fagaceae
Genus Fagus (1)
Size Height: up to 40 m (2)
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Status

Widespread and very common (2).