Quercus

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

89CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Corylus

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Acleris chalybeanaLesser Maple Leafroller Moth
  • Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
  • Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
  • Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
  • Acronicta incretaSouthern Oak Dagger, Eclipsed Oak Dagger, Small Oak Dagger
  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Acronicta superansSplendid Dagger, Chieftain Dagger
  • Actias lunaLuna Moth
  • Agonopterix argillaceaClay-Colored Agonopterix
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  • Amorpha juglandisWalnut Sphinx
  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
  • Anisota senatoriaOrange-Tipped Oakworm Moth, Orangestriped Oakworm
  • Anisota stigmaSpiny Oakworm Moth, Stigma Moth
  • Anisota virginiensisPink-striped Oakworm Moth
  • Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
  • Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
  • Argyrotaenia juglandanaHickory Leafroller
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Baileya ophthalmicaEyed Baileya
  • Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
  • Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
  • Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
  • Choristoneura conflictanaLarge Aspen Tortrix
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Chytolita morbidalisMorbid Owlet
  • Citheronia regalisRoyal Walnut Moth, Hickory Horned Devil
  • Clostera inclusaAngle-Lined Prominent, Poplar Tent Maker, Poplar Leaf-Tier
  • Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
  • Cosmia calamiAmerican Dun-Bar
  • Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
  • Cydia latiferreanaFilbertworm
  • Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
  • Dichomeris ligulellaPalmerworm
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
  • Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
  • Erora laetaEarly Hairstreak
  • Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
  • Eulia ministranaFerruginous Eulia
  • Eupsilia sidusSidus Sallow
  • Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
  • Gesta juvenalisJuvenal's Duskywing
  • Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
  • Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
  • Hypena palpariaMottled Bomolocha, Variegated Snout
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
  • Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
  • Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
  • Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
  • Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
  • Metanema inatomariaPale Metanema
  • Morrisonia evictaBicolored Woodgrain
  • Morrisonia latexFluid Arches, Fluid Mamestra
  • Nadata gibbosaWhite-Dotted Prominent
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
  • Oedemasia leptinoidesBlack-Blotched Schizura
  • Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthodes majusculaRustic Quaker, Rustic Groundcat
  • Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
  • Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
  • Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
  • Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
  • Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
  • Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
  • Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
  • Plagodis phlogosariaStraight-Lined Plagodis
  • Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
  • Pococera aplastellaAspen Webworm Moth
  • Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
  • Psilocorsis reflexellaDotted Leaftier Moth
  • Pyreferra citrombraEyed Mustard Sallow, Citrine Sallow
  • Smerinthus jamaicensisTwin-Spotted Sphinx
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
  • Xystopeplus rufagoRed-Winged Sallow
  • Zale minereaColorful Zale
  • Zale phaeocapnaHazel Zale
  • Zanclognatha cruralisEarly Zanclognatha, Early Fan-Foot
  • Dichomeris ventrellus
  • Menesta tortriciformella
  • Nemapogon variatella
  • Stigmella corylifoliella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Corylus

  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Betulaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Green, red or white
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Several stems
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

American Filbert; American Hazelnut

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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