bog birch, dwarf birch, low birch, shrub birch, swamp birch
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Canada; USA: northeastern, northeast-central, North Dakota, Montana
Size: 1 - 4 (m)
Betula pumila L. - Accepted: Betula pumila L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Betulaceae (Zander 2008)Betula pumila L. - Accepted: Betula pumila L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Betulaceae (APG III)Betula pumila L. - Accepted: Betula pumila L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Betulaceae (APG III)Betula pumila L. - Accepted: Betula pumila L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Betulaceae (APG IV)Betula glandulifera (Regel) B. T. Butler - Synonym: Betula pumila L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Betulaceae (Zander 2008)
Life form
shrub
Leaves
margin coarsely dentate
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Fruits
winged nut (samara)
Natural occurrence (habitat)
sphagnum bogs, fens, muskegs, streamsides and lakeshores
Constraints according radiation (light)
intolerant of shade
Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.; Global Biodiversity Information Facilty (GBIF). Online Publication: www.gbif.org; The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 23.2.2020Update of the description: Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 15.4.2019In the list below you will find the geographic coordinates of many woody plants in the garden. In these cases the points are marked in the map. If no coordinates are listed, the coordinate of the point in the map marks the middle coordinate of the section.