Downy Birch
Betula pubescens
Summary 3
Betula pubescens (syn. Betula alba), commonly known as downy birch and also as moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia, growing farther north than any other broadleaf tree. It is closely related to, and often confused with, the silver birch (B. pendula), but grows in wetter places with heavier soils and poorer drainag
National distribution 4
Canada
Origin: ExoticRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: ExoticRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_pubescens
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28997897
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora Digital de Portugal
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
