Filbert Filbert

Filbert - Definition

Filbert
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fagales
Family:Corylaceae
Genus:Corylus
Species:C. maxima
Binomial name
Corylus maxima
Mill.


The Filbert (Corylus maxima) is a species of hazel native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia. It differs from the Common Hazel (C. avellana) in having the nut more fully enclosed by a tube-like involucre; this feature is shared by the North American Beaked Hazel (C. cornuta) and the Asian Beaked Hazel (C. sieboldiana).

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