PLANTS Profile for Betula papyrifera (paper birch)

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Betula papyrifera Marshall
paper birch

Symbol:

BEPA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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R.S. Kellog. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, AK, Fairbanks. 1909. Usage Requirements.

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Betula papyrifera Marshall

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Distribution:
Betula papyrifera Marshall


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USA (AK, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Betula papyrifera Marshall

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Betula papyrifera Marshall var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald. .

Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia
mountain paper birch

Distribution of Betula papyrifera Marshall var. kenaica (W.H. Evans) A. Henry. .

Betula papyrifera var. kenaica
Kenai birch

Distribution of Betula papyrifera Marshall var. papyrifera. . Image Available.

Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera
paper birch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Betula papyrifera Marshall

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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 papyrifera Marshall – paper birch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Betula papyrifera Marshall

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia
heart-leaved paper 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 papyrifera Marshall

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,FACU+

FACU

FACU+

FACU

FAC*

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Betula papyrifera Marshall

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan	Minor		Minor				Low	Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Betula papyrifera Marshall

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19489.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.