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Fagus grandifolia



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Fagus grandifolia
American beech

Alternate, simple and elliptic, the leaves of this species have numerous lateral veins, with each terminating in a slight bristly point at the end of a serration. The serrations distinguish these leaves from the entire leaves of Fagus sylvatica.

 
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