Introductory
SPECIES: Betula populifolia | Gray Birch 



ABBREVIATION : 
BETPOP

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   BEPO


COMMON NAMES : 
   gray birch
   white birch
   wire birch
   fire birch
   oldfield birch


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for gray birch is Betula
populifolia Marsh. [22].  There are no recognized subspecies, varieties,
or forms.


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
In Maryland gray birch is known from only three or four contiguous
stations or populations within the boundaries of the state.  In Delaware
gray birch is listed as being extinct [3,33].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, August 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo. 1992.  Betula populifolia.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Betula populifolia | Gray Birch