Plants : BetulaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Corylus avellana L.

Hazel

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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.