Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Betulaceae (Birch family) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fagales Family: Betulaceae Genera   Alnus (the alders)   Betula (the birches)   Carpinus (the hornbeams)   Corylus (the hazelnuts) Betulaceae, or the Birch Family, includes many trees and shrubs such as the birches, alders. Common trees include: Common Alder, Alnus glutinosa Silver Birch, Betula pendula European Hornbeam, Carpinus betula Hazelnut, Corylus avellana This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.