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

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PLANTS Profile

Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera
paper birch

Symbol:

BEPAP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera

Betula papyrifera var. commutata

©Susan McDougall. The Flora of Mt. Adams. United States, WA, Stillaguamish River. June 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera

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Synonyms:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera

BEALC	Betula alba L. var. commutata Regel
BEPAC	Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. commutata (Regel) Fernald	western paper birch
BEPAE	Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. elobata (Fernald) Sarg.
BEPAM2	Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. macrostachya Fernald
BEPAP2	Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. pensilis Fernald

Distribution:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera


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USA (AK, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, 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 Marsh. var. papyrifera

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

Classification:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera

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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. papyrifera – paper birch

Wetland Indicator Status:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera

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. papyrifera

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19490.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 02/10/2010 06:35 AM MST