Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch - Birch family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 60.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Hophornbeam: Acrobasis kylesi, Acrobasis ostryella, Acrobasis sylviella, Acronicta interrupta, Actias luna luna, Alsophila pometaria, Amorpha juglandis, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacampsis tristrigella, Antaeotricha leucillana, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Apatelodes torrefacta, Automeris io io, Baileya dormitans, Baileya ophthalmica, Caloptilia ostryaeella, Cameraria hamadryadella, Cameraria lentella, Cameraria ostryarella, Choristoneura rosaceana, Clepsis persicana, Coleophora ostryae, Colocasia flavicornis, Crocigrapha normani, Datana ministra, Eacles imperialis, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Erannis tiliaria, Erannis tiliaria vancouverensis, Eumarozia malachitana, Eupsilia tristigmata, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa biundata, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hethemia pistasciaria, Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hypena palparia, Hyphantria cunae, Lambdina fervidaria athasaria, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Lithacodes fasciola, Lithophane bethunei, Lochmaeus manteo, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma disstria, Morrisonia confusa, Morrisonia latex, Nadata nasoni, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nites ostryella, Nymphalis antiopa, Olethreutes appendiceum, Olethreutes fagigemmeana, Olethreutes merrickanum, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia pacifica, Paleacrita vernata, Palthis angulalis, Pandemis lamprosana, Paonias excaecata, Phigalia titea, Phyllonorycter lucetiella, Phyllonorycter obscuricostella, Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella, Phyllonorycter tritaenianella, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Prolimacodes badia, Schizura leptinoides, Schizura unicornis, Sparganothis niveana, Sparganothis pettitana, Stigmella corylifoliella, Stigmella ostryaefoliella, Stigmella procrastinella, Stilbosis ostryaeella, Tetracis cachexiata, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.