| Plants : Betulaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Corylus avellana |
Description: Hazel is one of our commonest shrubs and small trees. It produces conspicuous "lamb's-tails" (male catkins) on the bare wood in very early spring. An edible nut is produced in autumn. Common in hedges, scrub and woodland.
All names: Corylus avellana L.
Distribution Map from NBN: Corylus avellana at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Corylus avellana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Corylus avellana. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3839. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |