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Betula glandulosa
Betula glandulosa Michx.
Dwarf Birch, Resin Birch, Scrub Birch
Betulaceae (Birch family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: BEGL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Samara
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , ME , MT , NH , NY , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Arctic and alpine tundra, acidic rocky slopes and barrens, muskegs, peat bogs, stream banks, open subalpine summits.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Betula glandulosa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Betula glandulosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Betula glandulosa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-09-25Research By: CBR