PLANTS Profile for Betula pubescens ssp. pubescens (downy birch)

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PLANTS Profile

Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens
downy birch

Symbol:

BEPUP5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens

Betula alba

W.H. Shaffer. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, DC, Washington. 1935. Usage Requirements.

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Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens

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Synonyms:
Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens

	BEAL3	Betula alba L.
	BEPUP4	Betula pubescens Ehrh. var. pubescens		downy birch

Distribution:
Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, GA, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WV), CAN (BC, NS, ON)

Related Taxa:
Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula, 2 subspecies in Betula pubescens Ehrh.

Classification:
Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens

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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 pubescens Ehrh. – downy birch
Subspecies	Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens – downy birch

Introduced Information:
Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens

Betula alba:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC+

FAC+

FACU*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 05:23 PM CDT