Introductory
SPECIES: Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch 



ABBREVIATION : 
BETALL

SYNONYMS : 
   Betula lutea Michx. [76]
   B. alleghaniensis var. macrolepis (Fern) Brayshaw [76,131]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   BEAL2
   BEALA
   BEALF
   BEALM


COMMON NAMES : 
   yellow birch
   swamp birch
   silver birch
   gray birch


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of yellow birch is Betula
alleghaniensis Britt. [14,76].  A recognized form is B. a. forma fallax
(Fassett) Brayshaw [131].

Yellow birch hybridizes with low birch (B. pumila L. var. glandulifera
Reg.).  The hybrid is named B. xpurpusii C. K. Schneid [76].  An
additional entity formed by a backcross of B. xpurpusii and B.
alleghaniensis has also been named:  B. xmurrayana Barnes & Dancik [44].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, August 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1994. Betula alleghaniensis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch