Corylus avellana
Common name
Common hazel
Family
Corylaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Sprawling to erect shrub, sometimes layering; deciduous. Coppices from cut stumps.
Distribution
Widely grown as a food crop in cooler parts of NZ; apparently uncommon as an adventive plant
Habitat
Understorey of planted trees in parks, large gardens.
Flower colours
Brown, Yellow
Year naturalised
2006
Origin
Britain, Europe, Asia Minor
Reason for introduction
Edible nuts
References and further reading
Heenan et al. 2008. NZ Journal of Botany 46: 269