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Betulaceae
Betula

Betula Linnaeus. Common name: Birch.

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A genus of 35-100 species, trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, of subarctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The subgeneric classification shown follows Schenk et al. (2008).

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Subfamily: Betuloideae.

References: Ashburner & McAllister (2016); Furlow (1990); Furlow (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Govaerts & Frodin (1998); Grant & Thompson (1975); Hardin (1971a); Järvinen et al. (2004); Kubitzki (1993b) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Schenk et al. (2008). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Betula populifolia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Betula alleghaniensis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Betula papyrifera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Betula pumila | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Betula populifolia
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Betula lenta var. lenta
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Betula papyrifera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Betula nigra
image of plant© Erik Danielson | Betula papyrifera source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Betula populifolia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Betula alleghaniensis
image of plant© Erik Danielson | Betula populifolia source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson | Betula alleghaniensis source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Steven Daniel, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steven Daniel | Betula lenta var. lenta source | Original Image ⭷

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