Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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Introductory
SPECIES: Betula occidentalis | Water Birch
ABBREVIATION :
BETOCC
SYNONYMS :
Betula fontinalis
Betula fontinalis var. inopina
Betula papyrifera var. occidentalis
Betula papyrifera ssp. occidentalis
Betula occidentalis var. fecunda
Betula occidentalis var. inopina
SCS PLANT CODE :
BEOC2
COMMON NAMES :
water birch
red birch
black birch
spring birch
mountain birch
Rocky Mountain birch
TAXONOMY :
The currently accepted scientific name of water birch is Betula
occidentalis Hooker [12,22,46]. There are no recognized subspecies,
varieties, or forms.
In eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, western Idaho, and southern
British Columbia, water birch hybridizes with paper birch (Betula
papyrifera) producing many intermediate forms which appear to be well
established locally [20].
LIFE FORM :
Tree, Shrub
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS :
No special status
OTHER STATUS :
NO-ENTRY
COMPILED BY AND DATE :
Ronald Uchytil, August 1989
LAST REVISED BY AND DATE :
NO-ENTRY
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION :
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1989. Betula occidentalis. In: Remainder of Citation
Related categories for Species: Betula occidentalis
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