Beech

Beech
European beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Fagus L.
Species
Fagus chienii W.C.Cheng Fagus crenata Blume - Japanese beech Fagus engleriana Seemen ex Diels - Chinese beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. -American beech Fagus hayatae Palib. ex Hayata - Taiwan beech Fagus japonica Maxim. Japanese blue beech Fagus longipetiolata Seemen - South Chinese beech Fagus lucida Rehder & E.H.Wilson -shining beech Fagus orientalis Lipsky Oriental beech Fagus sylvatica L. - European beech Fagus × taurica Popl. - Crimean beech

Both nuts and leaves are edible.

Acknowledgements

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