Betulaceae

Betula L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 982 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hainan, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Laos, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Türkey, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Føroyar, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 12, 2010 Vu Xuan Phuong et al. [HNK 162] Vietnam K000612449 Yes
Alvarez [1575] Italy K001553076 Yes
Buggs, R. [938] United Kingdom K000626798 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [315] Iceland K000371124 No
Turrill, W.B. [319] Iceland K000371125 No
s.coll. [10963] Japan K003650876 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K000859879 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, A.L.E. [s.n.] Switzerland K000859881 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas [s.n.] K000859880 Unknown Type Material Yes
Anderson, C. [s.n.] Sweden K000859885 Unknown Type Material Yes
Babington, C.C. [s.n.] Iceland K000859882 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] K000859865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hornemann, J.W. [s.n.] K000859883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Berlin, J.A. [s.n.] Greenland K000859884 Unknown Type Material Yes
Laestadius, L.L. [s.n.] Sweden K000859875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K000859877 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K000859878 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 2793] K001117106 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000859876 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0