- Family:
- Betulaceae Gray
- Genus:
- Betula L.
Betula occidentalis Hook.

Native to:
Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon
- Betula alba f. occidentalis (Hook.) Fernald
- Betula alba subsp. occidentalis (Hook.) Regel
- Betula beeniana A.Nelson
- Betula elrodiana E.J.Butler
- Betula fontinalis Sarg.
- Betula fontinalis var. inopina (Jeps.) Jeps.
- Betula microphylla var. fontinalis (Sarg.) M.E.Jones
- Betula microphylla var. occidentalis (Hook.) M.E.Jones
- Betula occidentalis var. inopina (Jeps.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Betula occidentalis f. inopina Jeps.
- Betula occidentalis subsp. inopina (Jeps.) A.E.Murray
- Betula papyracea var. occidentalis (Hook.) Dippel
- Betula papyrifera var. occidentalis (Hook.) Sarg.
- Betula papyrifera subsp. occidentalis (Hook.) Hultén
Betula occidentalis Hook. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Aug 19, 1994 | Drummond, T. [s.n.] | K000859831 | lectotype | Yes | |
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] | K000859836 | Yes | |||
Douglas, D. [s.n.] | K000859835 | Yes | |||
Scouler, J. [s.n.] | K000859834 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Drummond, T. [s.n.] | K000859830 | Yes | |||
Tolmie, W.F. [s.n.] | K000859833 | Yes | |||
Richardson, J. [s.n.] | K000859832 | Yes |
First published in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 155 (1838)
Accepted by
- Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. (2013). The genus Betula: a taxonomic revision of birches: 1-431. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
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