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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Corylus colurna is native to the Balkans, parts of northern Turkey and the Caucasus.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-06 |
![Turkish hazel / Corylus colurna: _Corylus colurna_ is native to the Balkans, parts of northern Turkey and the Caucasus.](img/564576.jpg) |
The leaves of Corylus colurna are more deeply lobed than those of the native Corylus avellana.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-06 |
![Turkish hazel / Corylus colurna: The leaves of _Corylus colurna_ are more deeply lobed than those of the native _Corylus avellana_.](img/564725.jpg) |
The male flowers are aggregated into long, pendulous catkins.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-02-12 |
![Turkish hazel / Corylus colurna: The male flowers are aggregated into long, pendulous catkins.](img/334579.jpg) |
The female flowers are much smaller, with red stigmas, and borne in groups of only a few.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-02-12 |
![Turkish hazel / Corylus colurna: The female flowers are much smaller, with red stigmas, and borne in groups of only a few.](img/853415.jpg) |
The nuts of Corylus colurna is enclosed by bracts with long, tentacle-like lobes.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-30 |
![Turkish hazel / Corylus colurna: The nuts of _Corylus colurna_ is enclosed by bracts with long, tentacle-like lobes.](img/741571.jpg) |
All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.
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