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Nothofagus
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Nothofagus

Nothofagus, also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 43 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere in southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and Australasia (east and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and New Caledonia). The species are ecological dominants in many temperate forests in these regions. Some species are reportedly naturalised in Germany and Great Britain. The genus has a rich fossil record of leaves, cupules, and pollen, with...

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5 branches of this group, most-observed first

Lenga Beech

speciesNothofagus pumilio

Dombey's Beech

speciesNothofagus dombeyi

Antarctic Beech

speciesNothofagus antarctica

Magellanic beech

speciesNothofagus betuloides

Chiloé Beech

speciesNothofagus nitida

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 995157.