birches
Betula
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula (/ˈbɛtjʊlə/), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus Betula contains 30 to 60 known taxa of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Green List of Threatened Species. They are a typically rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in northern areas of temperate climates and...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
silver birch
speciesBetula pendula
paper birch
speciesBetula papyrifera
yellow birch
speciesBetula alleghaniensis
river birch
speciesBetula nigra
Downy Birch
speciesBetula pubescens
sweet birch
speciesBetula lenta
gray birch
speciesBetula populifolia
Dwarf Birch
speciesBetula nana
water birch
speciesBetula occidentalis
swamp birch
speciesBetula pumila
dwarf resin birch
speciesBetula glandulosa
heartleaf paper birch
speciesBetula cordifolia
Alaska Paper Birch
speciesBetula neoalaskana
Siberian Birch
speciesBetula platyphylla
Himalayan Birch
speciesBetula utilis
Erman's Birch
speciesBetula ermanii
Dahurian Birch
speciesBetula davurica
Betula humilis
speciesBetula humilis
dwarf bog birch
speciesBetula fruticosa
Iberian White Birch
speciesBetula celtiberica
Middendorf's Spreading Birch
speciesBetula divaricata
Newfoundland dwarf birch
speciesBetula michauxii
Tian-Shan Birch
speciesBetula tianschanica
Betula lanata
speciesBetula lanata
Dwarf White Birch
hybridBetula × minor
ribbed birch
speciesBetula costata
Downy × Silver Birch
hybridBetula × aurata
Betula chinensis
speciesBetula chinensis
Japanese Cherry Birch
speciesBetula grossa
Maximowicz's Birch
speciesBetula maximowicziana
Himalayan birch
speciesBetula alnoides
Betula raddeana
speciesBetula raddeana
Betula schmidtii
speciesBetula schmidtii
Sandberg's Birch
hybridBetula × sandbergii
Betula microphylla
speciesBetula microphylla
Betula luminifera
speciesBetula luminifera
Betula × intermedia
hybridBetula × intermedia
virginia roundleaf birch
speciesBetula uber
Murray's Birch
hybridBetula × murrayana
white birch
speciesBetula alpestris
Transcaucasian Birch
speciesBetula medwediewii
Betula × caerulea
hybridBetula × caerulea
Purpus' Birch
hybridBetula × purpusii
Betula oycoviensis
speciesBetula oycoviensis
Betula klokovii
speciesBetula klokovii
Betula chichibuensis
speciesBetula chichibuensis
Betula corylifolia
speciesBetula corylifolia
Betula insignis
speciesBetula insignis
Betula apoiensis
speciesBetula apoiensis
Betula delavayi
speciesBetula delavayi
Megrelian Birch
speciesBetula megrelica
Betula globispica
speciesBetula globispica
Utah Birch
hybridBetula × utahensis
Betula karagandensis
speciesBetula karagandensis
Betula cylindrostachya
speciesBetula cylindrostachya
Betula potaninii
speciesBetula potaninii
Betula × paramushirensis
hybridBetula × paramushirensis
Betula gmelinii
speciesBetula gmelinii
Betula turkestanica
speciesBetula turkestanica
Betula × raymundii
hybridBetula × raymundii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.207
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.340
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.849
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.360
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49156.