PLANTS Profile for Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis (yellow birch)

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PLANTS Profile

Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis
yellow birch

Symbol:

BEALA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MA, Weston. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

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Synonyms:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

	BEALF	Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. fallax (Fassett) Brayshaw
	BELU	Betula lutea Michx. f.
	BELUF	Betula lutea Michx. f. var. fallax Fassett

Distribution:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis


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USA (CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula, 2 varieties in Betula alleghaniensis Britton

Classification:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Fagales
Family	Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus	Betula L. – birch
Species	Betula alleghaniensis Britton – yellow birch
Variety	Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis – yellow birch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

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Illinois:
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

Betula alleghaniensis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU+,FAC

FAC

FACU+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183520.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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