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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

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