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not marked as a favorite taxon Betula papyrifera Marshall. Common name: Paper Birch, Canoe Birch, White Birch. Habitat: Dry soils, in VA especially on quartzite on the western flank of the Blue Ridge, and on sandstone talus in the Ridge and Valley. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland), NL (Labrador) and AK, south to NJ, WV (Vanderhorst et al. 2019), w. VA, OH, IN, IL, IA, NE, CO, and BC.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: A hexaploid species (2n=6x=84).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA3, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, WV, Ashburner & McAllister (2016), Furlow (1990), Hardin (1971a); = Betula papyrifera Marshall var. papyrifera — C, GrPl, W; >< Betula cordifolia Regel — Va, misidentified; < Betula papyrifera Marshall — Pa, POWO; > Betula papyrifera Marshall var. commutata (Regel) Fernald — F, NS; > Betula papyrifera Marshall var. elobata (Fernald) Sarg. — F; > Betula papyrifera Marshall var. macrostachya Fernald — F; > Betula papyrifera Marshall var. papyrifera — F, NS; > Betula papyrifera Marshall var. pensilis Fernald — F. Basionym: Betula papyrifera Marshall 1785

Links to other floras: = Betula papyrifera - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Betula papyrifera© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #9 of Betula papyrifera© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image #12 of Betula papyrifera© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Betula papyrifera© Alan Cressler: Betula papyrifera, Snowy Mountain, Adirondack Park, Hamilton County, New York 1 by Alan Cressler source

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