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Betula lenta L.
sweet birch

       
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Photo of Betula lenta L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Betula lenta L.

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Distribution:
Betula lenta L.

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USA (AL, CT, DE, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Betula lenta L.

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula
 

Classification:
Betula lenta L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus Betula L. – birch
Species Betula lenta L. – sweet birch
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Betula lenta L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU FACU NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Betula lenta L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19487.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

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Betula lenta L.

Silvics of North America

 
 
Time Generated: 09/25/2008 02:31 AM MDT