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Betula alleghaniensis Britton
yellow birch
       
Symbol:   BEAL2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Betulaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N
SPM    N



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 Photo of Betula alleghaniensis Britton
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 alleghaniensis Britton

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Distribution:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis. . Image Available.
Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Distribution of Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw. .
Betula alleghaniensis var. macrolepis
yellow birch
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

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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 alleghaniensis Britton – yellow birch
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

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.

Illinois:
yellow birch              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

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+,FAC FAC FACU+ FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 19481.

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.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
 

Related Web Sites:
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

Canada-Official Plants of Quebec

Forestry Images

NatureServe Ecological Association Comprehensive Report

OH-Ohio Trees (OSU)

PA-Common Trees of Camp Conestoga

Silvics of North America

USDA NRCS Northeast Wetland Flora

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Trees of Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Herbarium

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

www.BorealForest.org
 
 
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