PLANTS Profile for Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia (mountain paper birch)

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PLANTS Profile

Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald
mountain paper birch

Symbol:

BEPAC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

More Information:

Images:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

	BEALC2	Betula alba L. var. cordifolia (Regel) Regel
	BECO3	Betula cordifolia Regel

Distribution:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, IA, MA, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula, 3 varieties in Betula papyrifera Marsh.

Classification:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

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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 Marsh. – paper birch
Variety	Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald – mountain paper birch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

This plant 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:
heart-leaved paper birch		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

Betula papyrifera:

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

More Accounts and Images:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19492.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Related Web Sites:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 11/23/2009 10:37 PM MST