{"assessment":{"band":"Strong","factor_identity":{"basis":"approved shared identity","growth_habit_source":"USDA PLANTS","name_used":"Corylus americana"},"factor_scopes":{"bees":"Southeastern North America","birds":"North America","caterpillars":"Host genera of native Lepidoptera with established Kentucky range; association and range overlap, not confirmed local feeding.","specialists":"Eastern North America","structure":"USDA species growth habit where matched; otherwise sourced atlas growth habit"},"factors":{"applied_insect_credit":0,"baseline_score":56,"composite":0.702,"insect_support":{"credit":0,"groups":{"ants":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Ants","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"beetles":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Beetles","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"flies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Flies","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"moths_butterflies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Adult butterflies / moths","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_hymenoptera":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other wasps","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_insects":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other insects","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"}},"interpretation":"One provisional point per additional documented insect group, capped at five. Flower visits are a resource-use proxy, not confirmed feeding or pollination. Missing evidence is unknown. Study volume and repeated records earn no extra credit.","maximum_credit":5,"version":"insect-support-1"},"pct":{"bees":0.24379652605459057,"birds":0.7481389578163772,"caterpillars":0.9739454094292804,"specialists":0.4323821339950372,"structure":0.75},"rank_pct":0.591,"raw":{"bees":0,"birds":2,"caterpillars":112,"genus_used":null,"specialists":0,"structure":["Shrub"]}},"fit_score":null,"native_basis":"native_inferred","rarity_adjustment":0,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Calculated with the shared rules using Kentucky host-range and shared ecological evidence.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Kentucky percentile","score":56,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":false,"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"state_rank":"S5"},"source_ids":["lep_ky","globi","bigbee","avian","usdahabit","robertson","antseed"],"status":"scored_provisional","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{"light":{"broad_range_note":{"review_status":"source_recorded","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","text":"Selected source categories span deep shade to full sun; broad tolerance is source-recorded, not independently verified."},"evidence_id":"fact:be9b169b6cf625b70cdaced1b4c3e5990f42c21c5f86f0068aded3f31a0454dd","levels":[0,1,2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[0,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:a0683d5f221a879d64f6709bbb2191dbaf06e21c78a28da2c693ad4333c2a660","levels":[1,3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":["Shrub"],"invasive_status":{"status":"unresolved"},"native_status":{"status":"native_inferred"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["21001","21009","21011","21013","21017","21019","21023","21029","21035","21037","21039","21043","21045","21047","21049","21051","21053","21055","21057","21059","21061","21063","21067","21069","21071","21073","21079","21083","21089","21091","21093","21095","21097","21101","21103","21105","21107","21109","21111","21115","21117","21119","21121","21125","21127","21129","21131","21133","21135","21137","21143","21145","21147","21149","21151","21153","21155","21159","21163","21165","21169","21173","21175","21177","21183","21185","21187","21189","21195","21197","21199","21201","21203","21205","21207","21213","21219","21221","21227","21233","21235","21237"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["21001","21009","21011","21013","21017","21019","21023","21029","21035","21037","21039","21043","21045","21047","21049","21051","21053","21055","21057","21059","21061","21063","21067","21069","21071","21073","21079","21083","21089","21091","21093","21095","21097","21101","21103","21105","21107","21109","21111","21115","21117","21119","21121","21125","21127","21129","21131","21133","21135","21137","21143","21145","21147","21149","21151","21153","21155","21159","21163","21165","21169","21173","21175","21177","21183","21185","21187","21189","21195","21197","21199","21201","21203","21205","21207","21213","21219","21221","21227","21233","21235","21237"],"growth_habit":"shrub","growth_habit_source":"tnky_atlas","invasive":null,"invasive_evidence":[],"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"native_evidence":[{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Corylus americana","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/498"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Corylus americana","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"CAN:N L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Corylus americana","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"native_status":"native_inferred","source_ids":["tnky:498"],"source_name":"Corylus americana","source_refs":["KY-county-21001.json","KY-county-21009.json","KY-county-21011.json","KY-county-21013.json","KY-county-21019.json","KY-county-21023.json","KY-county-21029.json","KY-county-21035.json","KY-county-21037.json","KY-county-21039.json","KY-county-21043.json","KY-county-21045.json","KY-county-21047.json","KY-county-21049.json","KY-county-21051.json","KY-county-21053.json","KY-county-21055.json","KY-county-21057.json","KY-county-21059.json","KY-county-21061.json","KY-county-21063.json","KY-county-21067.json","KY-county-21069.json","KY-county-21071.json","KY-county-21073.json","KY-county-21079.json","KY-county-21083.json","KY-county-21089.json","KY-county-21091.json","KY-county-21093.json","KY-county-21095.json","KY-county-21097.json","KY-county-21101.json","KY-county-21105.json","KY-county-21107.json","KY-county-21109.json","KY-county-21111.json","KY-county-21115.json","KY-county-21117.json","KY-county-21119.json","KY-county-21121.json","KY-county-21125.json","KY-county-21127.json","KY-county-21129.json","KY-county-21131.json","KY-county-21133.json","KY-county-21135.json","KY-county-21137.json","KY-county-21143.json","KY-county-21145.json","KY-county-21147.json","KY-county-21149.json","KY-county-21151.json","KY-county-21153.json","KY-county-21155.json","KY-county-21159.json","KY-county-21163.json","KY-county-21165.json","KY-county-21169.json","KY-county-21173.json","KY-county-21175.json","KY-county-21177.json","KY-county-21183.json","KY-county-21185.json","KY-county-21187.json","KY-county-21189.json","KY-county-21195.json","KY-county-21197.json","KY-county-21199.json","KY-county-21201.json","KY-county-21203.json","KY-county-21205.json","KY-county-21207.json","KY-county-21213.json","KY-county-21219.json","KY-county-21221.json","KY-county-21227.json","KY-county-21233.json","KY-county-21235.json","KY-county-21237.json","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/498","state_rank":"S5"},"source_refs":["KY-county-21001.json","KY-county-21009.json","KY-county-21011.json","KY-county-21013.json","KY-county-21019.json","KY-county-21023.json","KY-county-21029.json","KY-county-21035.json","KY-county-21037.json","KY-county-21039.json","KY-county-21043.json","KY-county-21045.json","KY-county-21047.json","KY-county-21049.json","KY-county-21051.json","KY-county-21053.json","KY-county-21055.json","KY-county-21057.json","KY-county-21059.json","KY-county-21061.json","KY-county-21063.json","KY-county-21067.json","KY-county-21069.json","KY-county-21071.json","KY-county-21073.json","KY-county-21079.json","KY-county-21083.json","KY-county-21089.json","KY-county-21091.json","KY-county-21093.json","KY-county-21095.json","KY-county-21097.json","KY-county-21101.json","KY-county-21105.json","KY-county-21107.json","KY-county-21109.json","KY-county-21111.json","KY-county-21115.json","KY-county-21117.json","KY-county-21119.json","KY-county-21121.json","KY-county-21125.json","KY-county-21127.json","KY-county-21129.json","KY-county-21131.json","KY-county-21133.json","KY-county-21135.json","KY-county-21137.json","KY-county-21143.json","KY-county-21145.json","KY-county-21147.json","KY-county-21149.json","KY-county-21151.json","KY-county-21153.json","KY-county-21155.json","KY-county-21159.json","KY-county-21163.json","KY-county-21165.json","KY-county-21169.json","KY-county-21173.json","KY-county-21175.json","KY-county-21177.json","KY-county-21183.json","KY-county-21185.json","KY-county-21187.json","KY-county-21189.json","KY-county-21195.json","KY-county-21197.json","KY-county-21199.json","KY-county-21201.json","KY-county-21203.json","KY-county-21205.json","KY-county-21207.json","KY-county-21213.json","KY-county-21219.json","KY-county-21221.json","KY-county-21227.json","KY-county-21233.json","KY-county-21235.json","KY-county-21237.json","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/498","state_rank":{"value":"S5"}},"fit_inputs":{"light":[0,4],"moisture":[1,3],"ph":[5,7]},"fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 48 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"USDA PLANTS"},"fit_record":{"band":"Strong","condition_evidence":{"light":{"broad_range_note":{"review_status":"source_recorded","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","text":"Selected source categories span deep shade to full sun; broad tolerance is source-recorded, not independently verified."},"evidence_id":"fact:be9b169b6cf625b70cdaced1b4c3e5990f42c21c5f86f0068aded3f31a0454dd","levels":[0,1,2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[0,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:a0683d5f221a879d64f6709bbb2191dbaf06e21c78a28da2c693ad4333c2a660","levels":[1,3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"county_fips":["13015","13047","13057","13115","13199","13213","13257","21001","21009","21011","21013","21017","21019","21023","21029","21035","21037","21039","21043","21045","21047","21049","21051","21053","21055","21057","21059","21061","21063","21067","21069","21071","21073","21079","21083","21089","21091","21093","21095","21097","21101","21103","21105","21107","21109","21111","21115","21117","21119","21121","21125","21127","21129","21131","21133","21135","21137","21143","21145","21147","21149","21151","21153","21155","21159","21163","21165","21169","21173","21175","21177","21183","21185","21187","21189","21195","21197","21199","21201","21203","21205","21207","21213","21219","21221","21227","21233","21235","21237","37001","37005","37009","37011","37021","37025","37027","37037","37039","37059","37067","37069","37071","37077","37081","37083","37087","37089","37097","37099","37103","37105","37109","37111","37113","37121","37123","37125","37127","37135","37145","37149","37151","37153","37155","37157","37159","37161","37169","37171","37173","37175","37181","37185","37189","37191","37197","37199","45007","45015","45019","45035","45057","45071","45073","45077","45091","47001","47005","47007","47009","47011","47013","47015","47017","47019","47021","47025","47029","47031","47033","47035","47037","47039","47041","47043","47045","47047","47049","47051","47053","47055","47057","47059","47061","47065","47067","47069","47071","47073","47075","47077","47079","47081","47083","47085","47091","47093","47097","47099","47101","47107","47109","47113","47115","47119","47121","47123","47125","47127","47129","47131","47139","47141","47143","47145","47149","47151","47155","47157","47161","47163","47165","47167","47171","47173","47175","47177","47179","47181","47183","47185","47187"],"fit_inputs":{"light":[0,4],"moisture":[1,3],"ph":[5,7]},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 48 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"USDA PLANTS"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"invasive_rank":false,"native_eligible":true,"quercus_score":56,"state":"KY"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"growing_observations":{"floraquest_carolinas_georgia":{"matched_name":"Corylus americana","retrieved":"2026-10-04T13:31:16.252589+00:00","scope":{"kind":"region","region_id":"floraquest_nc_sc_ga"},"scope_note":"Original regional ecological and identification evidence; no location-specific gardening adjustments.","source_label":"FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team)","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_record_id":3403,"source_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emountainworks.android.southeastfieldguide","trait_evidence":[{"field":"habitat_description","source_column":"HabitatText","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Rocky woodlands, mesic to rich forests and thickets."},{"field":"geographic_range_description","source_column":"Description","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Maine west to Saskatchewan, south to Georgia, Louisiana, and Oklahoma."},{"field":"phenology_source_text","source_column":"Phenology","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Feb-Apr; Sep-Oct."},{"field":"taxonomic_synonymy","source_column":"Synonymy","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"Organism","value":"[= Ar, C, Can, Chap, FNA3, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Furlow (1990), Hardin (1971a); > Corylus americana Walter var. americana — F, G, GrPl; > Corylus americana Walter var. indehiscens E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. — F, G, GrPl]"},{"field":"heliophily_index","source_column":"HIndex","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"Organism","value":6},{"field":"regional_wetland_indicators","source_column":"WetlandStatus1..5","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"Organism","value":[{"source_column":"WetlandStatus1","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus2","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus3","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus4","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus5","value":"UPL"}]},{"field":"habitat_moisture_categories","source_column":"Attr2","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":["Dry","Moist"]},{"field":"habitat_light_categories","source_column":"Attr3","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":["Partial shade","Full shade","Full sun"]},{"field":"graphic_key_source_attributes","source_column":"Attr0..25","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3403,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":{"Attr0":"gr14","Attr1":"nc_cp,nc_mt,nc_pd,sc_cp,sc_mt,sc_pd,ga_cp,ga_mt,ga_pd,","Attr11":"pin","Attr12":"unl","Attr13":"to","Attr14":"Bl14,Bl24,Bl5,Bl9","Attr15":"lh,wh","Attr16":"n","Attr17":"nd","Attr18":"nd","Attr19":"br,gr,nd","Attr2":"Dry,Moist","Attr20":"n","Attr21":"DSN","Attr3":"Part,Shade,Sun","Attr3a":"y","Attr3a_subregion":"native_nc_cp:y,native_nc_mt:y,native_nc_pd:y,native_sc_cp:y,native_sc_mt:y,native_sc_pd:y,native_ga_cp:y,native_ga_mt:y,native_ga_pd:y,","Attr4":" 1-5","Attr5":"s","Attr6":"n","Attr7":"n","Attr8":"alt","Attr9":"sim"}}],"values":{"geographic_range_description":"Maine west to Saskatchewan, south to Georgia, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.","graphic_key_source_attributes":{"Attr0":"gr14","Attr1":"nc_cp,nc_mt,nc_pd,sc_cp,sc_mt,sc_pd,ga_cp,ga_mt,ga_pd,","Attr11":"pin","Attr12":"unl","Attr13":"to","Attr14":"Bl14,Bl24,Bl5,Bl9","Attr15":"lh,wh","Attr16":"n","Attr17":"nd","Attr18":"nd","Attr19":"br,gr,nd","Attr2":"Dry,Moist","Attr20":"n","Attr21":"DSN","Attr3":"Part,Shade,Sun","Attr3a":"y","Attr3a_subregion":"native_nc_cp:y,native_nc_mt:y,native_nc_pd:y,native_sc_cp:y,native_sc_mt:y,native_sc_pd:y,native_ga_cp:y,native_ga_mt:y,native_ga_pd:y,","Attr4":" 1-5","Attr5":"s","Attr6":"n","Attr7":"n","Attr8":"alt","Attr9":"sim"},"habitat_description":"Rocky woodlands, mesic to rich forests and thickets.","habitat_light_categories":["Partial shade","Full shade","Full sun"],"habitat_moisture_categories":["Dry","Moist"],"heliophily_index":6,"phenology_source_text":"Feb-Apr; Sep-Oct.","regional_wetland_indicators":[{"source_column":"WetlandStatus1","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus2","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus3","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus4","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus5","value":"UPL"}],"taxonomic_synonymy":"[= Ar, C, Can, Chap, FNA3, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Furlow (1990), Hardin (1971a); > Corylus americana Walter var. americana — F, G, GrPl; > Corylus americana Walter var. indehiscens E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. — F, G, GrPl]"}},"minnesota_wildflowers":{"matched_name":"Corylus americana","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:33:02.981892+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"Minnesota Wildflowers","source_sha256":"a1121689b8ac9bbc38f6a9e47ff4157d17ca51caa22a9630a00e374aa55b4071","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-hazelnut","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:1e823ca2b3a7181c197e8b5952b1060f64e4a8d6390b8f62da491066ddf564f6","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:02.981892+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"minnesota","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a1121689b8ac9bbc38f6a9e47ff4157d17ca51caa22a9630a00e374aa55b4071","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-hazelnut","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":{"max":16,"min":4,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:6fa1ec3b69fdb69873fc63febc4c0a934b9d64961be6cb30e109dc371c366540","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:02.981892+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"minnesota","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a1121689b8ac9bbc38f6a9e47ff4157d17ca51caa22a9630a00e374aa55b4071","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-hazelnut","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["perennial woody"]}],"values":{"height_description":"4–16 feet","life_cycle":["perennial woody"]}},"ncsu_sitemap":{"matched_name":"Corylus americana","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"leaf_habit","original_field":"leaf_habit","record_id":"trait:0064af7f8b534024a37bdabcbbcdb1b0743888ec88f6d5c4532ab20e205753bb","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["Deciduous"]},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"light","original_field":"light","record_id":"trait:32ea7e58b38d17972463e5f40a74c7de1fc196ff327ad0cb32714662ccdf46c2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)","Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"spread_description","original_field":"spread","record_id":"trait:3c02055fe3158f4957d9c16e0544fa24f793c307915c73d554d3cc735bc44a1f","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":{"max":13,"min":8,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"moisture_categories","original_field":"soil_moisture","record_id":"trait:3e08968f28326e4c6556c8372dc2096394ca75a0bc7e85b9e1d44893747bd842","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["Moist","Occasionally Dry"]},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:7176fe34f5d2b76bbaa05c7dba9a0c3d5fbd86a9eac7a86a842f7f81622fcf1f","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["Green","Red/Burgundy","White"]},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:72a8f3c23856b01c86e3aec545a377611c0a4738fa63177843748672f33fb7cf","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["Perennial","Woody"]},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"soil_ph_categories","original_field":"soil_ph","record_id":"trait:8569b1c3afcfee7b4fcc5c43073d2a0c2aa3ad1dc9336ca3c98b992716caf562","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"hardiness_zones","original_field":"hardiness","record_id":"trait:df6016fe19731394899694aa5cab6ce730a189ec01ee121bfe013fc4e93f1e62","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":["4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"]},{"expected_source_name":"Corylus americana","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:eafe6f9fff1ed1e97a831edc1f7bcab5997de361c2ad9e46a89ea8ea47c200db","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:33:41.475613+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Corylus americana","source_sha256":"a6aafdc274f8d71625b8e6cf3d4f0b143fa6569e16de28a247873b33fdf0ad5a","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/corylus-americana/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","value":{"max":12,"min":9,"unit":"feet"}}],"values":{"flower_color":["Green","Red/Burgundy","White"],"hardiness_zones":["4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"],"height_description":"9–12 feet","leaf_habit":["Deciduous"],"life_cycle":["Perennial","Woody"],"light":["Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)","Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"],"moisture_categories":["Moist","Occasionally Dry"],"soil_ph_categories":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"],"spread_description":"8–13 feet"}},"prairie_moon_2026":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Corylus americana","page":13,"retrieved":"2026-09-30T18:00:34.396046+00:00","row_top":266.39,"scope":"Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed","source_label":"Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide","source_sha256":"a0653d627b36184cd6bdd39aaea55efe2c15be3899976de28f978edc07a23cf1","source_url":"https://www.prairiemoon.com/catalogs/Prairie-Moon-Nursery-Cultural-Guide-2026.pdf","values":{"bloom_season":["April"],"flower_color":["Pink"],"height_description":"to 8 feet (in flower)","light":["Full sun (6+ hours)","Part shade (3–6 hours)"],"moisture_categories":["Wet-mesic","Mesic","Dry-mesic"]}},"usda":{"matched_name":"Corylus americana","retrieved":"2026-09-24","scope":"Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary","source_label":"USDA PLANTS","source_url":"https://plants.usda.gov/","usda_id":70074,"values":{"bloom_season":"Spring","flower_color":"White","foliage_color":"Green","fruit_season_begin":"Summer","fruit_season_end":"Fall","growth_architecture":"Multiple Stem","growth_rate":"Moderate","height_ft":10,"leaf_retention":"No"}},"ut_smart_yards":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Corylus americana","modified":"2014-11-20T13:59:10+00:00","page_id":"6377","scope":"Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading","source_label":"Tennessee Smart Yards","source_url":"https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/shrubs-2/scientific-name/american-filbert-hazelnut/","values":{"light":["Full sun"],"moisture_categories":["medium to dry"]}}},"light_range":["deep shade","full sun"],"light_source":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Corylus americana","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/498"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Corylus americana","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"CAN:N L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Corylus americana","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","explanation":"Source scopes are preserved. State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.","label":"Native to Kentucky (estimated from combined sources)","rule":"southeast-native-synthesis-1","status":"native_inferred"},"source_name":"Corylus americana","taxon_id":"taxon:9fece762-4ce0-5e2f-8c2b-7e34b45bc3dd","revision":"publish:5809c037-0e9a-430a-8008-5ab6f69800c0","photos":[{"id":"recovery-corylus-americana-160867138","src":"/api/photos/image/639e8c79b03ce80823bcc26e07700c56197aae07ae0479dc0c54a9dd4fb28390.jpg","view":"fruit","alt":"Corylus americana — fruit photograph","width":960,"height":1230,"artist":"Edwin Hale Lincoln (1911); Boston Public Library via Digital Commonwealth/DPLA","license":"Public domain","license_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:297._Corylus_americana,_wild_hazel-nut_-_DPLA_-_ba1e713abbb5bffd16477fdda4c2fb89.jpg#Licensing","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:297._Corylus_americana,_wild_hazel-nut_-_DPLA_-_ba1e713abbb5bffd16477fdda4c2fb89.jpg","changes":"Digitized historical black-and-white photograph; Wikimedia thumbnail; no additional edits by Quercus."}]}