| Family | BETULACEAE |
| Genus species | Betula pumila L. |
| Synonyms | Betula borealis Spach |
| Betula grayi Regel | |
| Betula hallii Howell | |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | young branchlets tomentose or pubescent, leaves orbiculate, ovate or obovate, acute, serrate, on both faces pubescent, abaxially light grey |
| Size | 1-3m |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | erect 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 |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , North Dakota , Nebraska , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BETULACEAE
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