Beaked Hazel Nut; Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta var. cornuta

Found in dry rocky woodlands, thickets, high elevation forests and openings, seepage swamps. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

Northern hardwood forests

High mountain forests of beech, yellow birch and sugar maple, including boulderfield forests.

Seeps and springs

Places where groundwater keeps the soil or rock wet, such as seepage slopes and spring runs.

Swamps

Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 91 animals.

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-and-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat

All wildlife of West Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

110CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Corylus

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Acleris chalybeanaLesser Maple Leafroller Moth
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
Acronicta griseaGray Dagger
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
Acronicta incretaSouthern Oak Dagger, Eclipsed Oak Dagger, Small Oak Dagger
Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Acronicta superansSplendid Dagger, Chieftain Dagger

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Actias lunaLuna Moth
Agonopterix argillaceaClay-Colored Agonopterix
Amorpha juglandisWalnut Sphinx
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anaplectoides prasinaGreen Arches Dart
Anisota senatoriaOrange-Tipped Oakworm Moth, Orangestriped Oakworm
Anisota stigmaSpiny Oakworm Moth, Stigma Moth
Anisota virginiensisPink-striped Oakworm Moth
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
Archips cerasivoranaCherry Tent Caterpillar, Cherry Worm, Ugly Nest Caterpillar
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
Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
Clostera inclusaAngle-Lined Prominent, Poplar Tent Maker, Poplar Leaf-Tier
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Coleophora atromarginataPistol Casebearer, American Pistol Casebearer Moth
Cosmia calamiAmerican Dun-Bar
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Cydia latiferreanaFilbertworm
Dasychira dorsipennataSharp-Lined Tussock Moth
Dasychira vagansVariable Tussock Moth
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Dichomeris ligulellaPalmerworm
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Erora laetaEarly Hairstreak
Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
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 heminaHemina Pinion
Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
Lophocampa maculataSpotted Tussock Moth, Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Macaria exauspicataSpeckled Granite
Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
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 appendiceumServiceberry Leafroller
Olethreutes malanaSlender Brown Budworm, Malana Leafroller
Olethreutes olivaceanaOlivaceous Olethreutes
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
Papilio canadensisCanadian Tiger Swallowtail
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
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesTufted Thyatirid
Psilocorsis reflexellaDotted Leaftier Moth
Pyreferra citrombraEyed Mustard Sallow, Citrine Sallow
Rheumaptera hastataSpear-Marked Black Moth, Spear Mark
Smerinthus jamaicensisTwin-Spotted Sphinx
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spiramater lutraDarling Mamestra, Splashed Arches, Otter Spiramater, Otter Arches
Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
Xystopeplus rufagoRed-Winged Sallow
Zale minereaColorful Zale
Zale phaeocapnaHazel Zale
Zanclognatha cruralisEarly Zanclognatha, Early Fan-Foot
Acleris cervinana
Dichomeris ventrellus
Menesta tortriciformella
Nemapogon variatella
Olethreutes clavana
Olethreutes corylana
Olethreutes merrickana
Olethreutes subnubilum

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)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: BETULACEAE

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

Conservation status

West Virginia rank	S4
Global rank	G5T5
WV status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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