Fagales

The walnut family (~60 species, 8 genera). Trees with pinnate leaves, catkin inflorescences, and nuts often enclosed in husks. Includes …

The birch family (~170 species, 6 genera). Temperate trees with catkins (wind-pollinated), simple toothed leaves, and small nutlets or nuts. …

A family of about 900 species including oaks, beeches, and chestnuts. Major forest trees of temperate regions. Important for timber …

The she-oak family (~70 species, 4 genera). Trees and shrubs with jointed photosynthetic branchlets resembling horsetails, reduced scale leaves, and …

The bayberry family (~50 species, 3 genera). Trees and shrubs with aromatic resinous leaves and catkin inflorescences. Includes bayberry (Myrica), …

The southern beech family (~43 species, 4 genera). Dominant forest trees of the Southern Hemisphere temperate zone in South America, …