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Betula

not marked as a favorite taxon Betula populifolia Marshall. Common name: Gray Birch, White Birch, Wire Birch. Phenology: May-Jun; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Woods, thickets, in VA native in old fields and young forests in the Big Meadows area on greenstone (Madison & Page counties, VA), disturbed areas. Distribution: NS to s. QC, south to s. NJ and MD, more or less disjunct in n. VA, s. ON, n. OH, and n. IN.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: A diploid species (2n=2x=28).

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA3, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Va, W, Ashburner & McAllister (2016), Furlow (1990), Hardin (1971a). Basionym: Betula populifolia Marshall 1785

Links to other floras: = Betula populifolia - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Betula populifolia© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Betula populifolia© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Betula populifolia© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Betula populifolia© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Betula populifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Betula populifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Betula populifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Betula populifolia© Gary P. Fleming
image #12 of Betula populifolia© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Betula populifolia© J.W. Hardin | Original Image ⭷

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