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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Betula 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 P
 
Contains 34 Species and 48 accepted taxa overall
 
Down one level
 
Species  Betula alleghaniensis Britton – yellow birch P
Variety  Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis – yellow birch P
Variety  Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw – yellow birch P
Species  Betula ×alpestris Fr. P
Variety  Betula ×alpestris Fr. var. ×sukaczewii (Soczava) Govaerts P
Species  Betula borealis Spach – northern birch P
Species  Betula ×caerulea Blanch. (pro sp.) – blue birch P
Variety  Betula ×caerulea Blanch. var. caerulea – blue birch P
Variety  Betula ×caerulea Blanch. var. grandis Blanch. (pro nm.) – big blue birch P
Species  Betula ×dugleana Lepage P
Species  Betula ×dutillyi Lepage – Dutilly's birch P
Species  Betula ×eastwoodiae Sarg. (pro sp.) P
Species  Betula glandulosa Michx. – resin birch P
Species  Betula ×hornei Butler (pro sp.) P
Species  Betula ×jackii C.K. Schneid. P
Species  Betula lenta L. – sweet birch P
Species  Betula maximowicziana Regel – monarch birch P
Species  Betula michauxii Sarg. – Newfoundland dwarf birch P
Species  Betula minor (Tuck.) Fernald – dwarf white birch P
Species  Betula murrayana Barnes & Dancik – Murray's birch P
Species  Betula nana L. – dwarf birch P
Subspecies  Betula nana L. ssp. exilis (Sukaczev) Hultén – dwarf birch P
Subspecies  Betula nana L. ssp. nana – dwarf birch P
Subspecies  Betula nana L. ssp. perfiljevii (V.N. Vassil.) A. Löve & D. Löve [excluded] – dwarf birch P
Species  Betula neoalaskana Sarg. – resin birch P
Species  Betula ×neoborealis Lepage – northern birch P
Species  Betula nigra L. – river birch P
Species  Betula occidentalis Hook. – water birch P
Species  Betula papyrifera Marsh. – paper birch P
Variety  Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald – mountain paper birch P
Variety  Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. kenaica (W.H. Evans) A. Henry – Kenai birch P
Variety  Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera – paper birch P
Species  Betula pendula Roth – European white birch P
Species  Betula platyphylla Sukaczev – Asian white birch P
Variety  Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. japonica (Miq.) H. Hara [excluded] P
Variety  Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. kamtschatica (Regel) H. Hara [excluded] P
Variety  Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. platyphylla – Asian white birch P
Species  Betula populifolia Marsh. – gray birch P
Species  Betula pubescens Ehrh. – downy birch P
Subspecies  Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens – downy birch P
Subspecies  Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. tortuosa (Ledeb.) Nyman – downy birch P
Species  Betula pumila L. – bog birch P
Variety  Betula pumila L. var. glabra Regel – bog birch P
Variety  Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel – bog birch P
Variety  Betula pumila L. var. pumila – bog birch P
Variety  Betula pumila L. var. renifolia Fernald – bog birch P
Species  Betula ×purpusii C.K. Schneid. P
Species  Betula ×raymundii Lepage – Raymund's birch P
Species  Betula ×sandbergii Britton P
Species  Betula ×sargentii Dugle P
Species  Betula szechuanica (C.K. Schneid.) C.A. Jansson – Szechuan white birch P
Species  Betula uber (Ashe) Fernald – Virginia roundleaf birch P
Species  Betula ×utahensis Britton (pro sp.) P
Species  Betula ×winteri Dugle P

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