| Family | BETULACEAE |
| Genus species | Betula nana L. |
| Synonyms | Betula crenata Rydb. |
| Betula tundrarum Perfil. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | branchlets erect, minutely pubescent in first two years, leaves rounded, never acute, 6-12mm long, crenate, adaxially bright dark green, abaxially reticulate |
| Size | 50-150cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C grafting in early spring |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Romania ) Eastern Europe (Baltic States , Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Northwest Territories) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BETULACEAE
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