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Corylus avellana

Linnaeus
Tracheophyta » Fagales » Betulaceae » Corylus avellana
Common name (English)
Common hazel
Ηabitat
C2 Running waters
I1 Arable
Global distribution

Albania 28 1; Albania 1867 0; Austria 51 1; Austria 901 0; Azores 53 1; Azores 1751 0; Baltic States 1512 0; Belarus 63 1; Belarus 1585 0; Belgium 59 1; Belgium 1507 0; Bulgaria 78 1; Bulgaria 252 0; Central European Rus 1583 0; Corse 174 1; Corse 1586 0; Czechoslovakia 251 0; Denmark 194 1; Denmark 1511 0; East Aegean Is. 198 1; East Aegean Is. 1986 0; East European Russia 481 1; East European Russia 1582 0; Finland 212 1; Finland 1933 0; France 216 1; France 353 0; Froyar 1932 0; Germany 223 1; Germany 354 0; Great Britain 232 1; Great Britain 4 0; Greece 233 1; Greece 355 0; Hungary 248 1; Hungary 265 0; Ireland 280 1; Ireland 1770 0; Italy 285 1; Italy 357 0; Kriti 307 1; Kriti 1766 0; Krym 308 1; Krym 1584 0; Netherlands 421 1; Netherlands 1508 0; North Caucasus 1590 0; North European Russi 1580 0; Northwest European R 1571 0; Norway 433 1; Norway 1231 0; Poland 469 1; Poland 1509 0; Portugal 470 1; Portugal 1581 0; Romania 479 1; Romania 250 0; Sardegna 489 1; Sardegna 1745 0; Sicilia 503 1; Sicilia 1592 0; South European Russi 1572 0; Spain 513 1; Spain 257 0; Sweden 525 1; Sweden 12 0; Switzerland 526 1; Switzerland 1510 0; Transcaucasus 241 0; Turkey 554 1; Turkey 356 0; Ukraine 564 1; Ukraine 256 0; Yugoslavia 1588 0

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual. Moist ground by streams at high altitudes; 3000-4000' - only certainly recorded from Division 2, where in the Troödos, the Forestry Dept has widely planted it (Meikle 1985).

Adventive to Cyprus, occuring along streams and on cultivated ground (Tsintides et al. 2002).

First detection year
1905
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).

As the species is not established introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.

References

Meikle RD (1985) Flora of Cyprus, Vol 2.

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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