Fagus sylvatica
Common name
European beech, common beech
Family
Fagaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
White
Etymology
fagus: The Latin name for a European beech tree, possibly derived from the Greek phago ‘to eat’.
sylvatica: From the Latin sylva ‘forest’, meaning growing in the forest