PLANTS Profile for Betula glandulosa (resin birch)

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PLANTS Profile

Betula glandulosa Michx.
resin birch

Symbol:

BEGL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Betula glandulosa Michx.

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Distribution:
Betula glandulosa Michx.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, ID, ME, MT, NH, NY, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Betula glandulosa Michx.

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula

Classification:
Betula glandulosa Michx.

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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 glandulosa Michx. – resin birch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Betula glandulosa Michx.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
tundra dwarf birch		Endangered
New Hampshire:
dwarf birch		Threatened
New York:
tundra dwarf birch		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Betula glandulosa Michx.

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

FAC,OBL

OBL

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Betula glandulosa Michx.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan	Minor						Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Betula glandulosa Michx.

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 species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 04:16 AM MDT