Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fagales > Family Fagaceae > Genus Fagus

Fagus sylvatica L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Fagus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Phegos*	St.-Lag.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus caspica*	Denk & G. W. Grimm	taxonomically included in
*Fagus hohenackeriana*	Palib.	taxonomically included in
*Fagus orientalis*	Lipsky	taxonomically included in
*Fagus sylvatica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Fagus taurica*	Popl.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Castanea fagus*	Scop.	homotypic synonym
*Fagus aenea*	Dum. Cours.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus albovariegata*	Weston	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus asplenifolia*	Dum. Cours.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus atropunicea*	Weston	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus cochleata*	(Dippel) Domin	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus comptoniifolia*	Desf.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus crispa*	Dippel	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus cristata*	Dum. Cours.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus cucullata*	Dippel	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus cuprea*	Hurter ex A. DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus incisa*	Dippel	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus luteovariegata*	Weston	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus moesiaca*	(K. Malý) Czeczott	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus pendula*	(Lodd.) Dum. Cours.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus purpurea*	Dum. Cours.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus quercoides*	(Pers.) Dippel	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus salicifolia*	A. DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus sylvatica [unranked] pendula*	Lodd.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus sylvatica f. cochleata*	Dippel	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus sylvatica f. moesiaca*	K. Malý	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus sylvatica f. quercoides*	Pers.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus sylvatica subsp. moesiaca*	(K. Malý) Szafer	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus sylvatica subsp. orientaloides*	Janković	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus sylvestris*	Gaertn.	heterotypic synonym
*Fagus variegata*	A. DC.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: chaparra; chaparro; faba; fabarra; fabarrina; fabeta; fabeta (fruto); fabo; fabosa; fagarra; fago; fai; fatch; fau; fayeta (fruto); fayo; hay; haya; hayuco; jago sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: cah.iga; fauco; faya; faya/fayes; fayeu; fayuco; h.abucu; h.ae; h.aúcu; h.aya; h.aya/h.ayes/h.ayas; haya; hayu; hayucu; jaya; savia; tela sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: amagalla gabilla; ayolín; ayorna; ayorno; ayurna; ayurno; babátxi (fruto); bacua; bagailla; bagási (fruto); bago; bagua; barza; chara; chavaco; chirpia; fago; fagoa; fri; gazabais; gazabi; hove; lande; magalla; obe; paga; pago; pago arrunt; pago arrunta; pago escurra; pago gorri; pagoa; pago-ezkurr; payo; phago; pisquia; txara; zacarda; zagorra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: fabarra; fabarrina; fabo; fages; fago; fai; faig; faitg; faix; faja; fatch; fatg; fau; faveta; faya; hay; haya sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: lehtopyökki sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: faia; faya; fou sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Greek: Οξυά sources: Voliotis, D. & Athanasiadis, N. 1971: Dendra ke thamni [Trees and shrubs; in Greek]. – Thessaloniki

High Aragonese: chaparra; faba; fabarra; fabarrina; fabo; fago; fau; fay; faya; fayo; haya sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: faia; faia-europeia; faja; faya sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: aguases; ayolín; ayorna; ayorno; ayurna; ayurno; bacua; caxiga; chaparro; chara; characo; chirpia; coscojo; fabeta; fabuco; fabucos (fruto); fago; fava; faya; fue; gabaces; grana; hagüey; hay; haya; haya de hoja purpúrea; haya roja; hayorno; hayuca; hayuco; hayucus; jaya; jayuco; matorra; ove; pago; pasto; pasto de haya (fruto); regoldo; urnija; urniju; zacarda; zaya sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: bok sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Valencian: fabarra; fabarrina; fabo; fach bosquer; faig; faix; fau; faya

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 998. 1753

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2025+: Fagus. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/ Fagus sylvatica L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/68c1ac04-391b-49df-990a-3dd6a75d05b6

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CITES:
appendix 2 This species is listed on the CITES Appendix II which means it is not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. International trade in specimens species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate.

This species is listed on the CITES Appendix II which means it is not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. International trade in specimens species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate.

EU Birds Directive:
Annex I 2009 This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status EN 2008 This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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