Species Cards
Hazel
Corylus avellana
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Group: |
© Erica Bower Hazel (Corylus avellana) |
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Food chain : |
Producer |
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What it eats : |
Makes its own food from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight energy. |
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Eaten by: |
Nuts eaten by squirrel, wood mouse, jay. Leaves eaten by caterpillar. |
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Habitat: |
WoodlandWoodland |
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Description: |
A shrub that has pollen-producing catkins before the leaves, and tiny female flowers that look like buds with red tufts (the stigmas). They are pollinated by the wind. The fruits are hazelnuts. |
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