Birch
| Birch | |
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| Silver birch | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Betuloideae |
| Genus: | Betula L. |
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| Range of Betula | |
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A birch tree is a thinleaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula.[2] They are in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams.
Betula contains 30 to 60 species of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Green List of Threatened Species. They are usually rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere.[3]
Birch Media
The front and rear view of a piece of birch bark
Birkenblätter im Dosenmoor, Deutschland
A birch-curtain in November in Ystad
Lying trunk of a birch (Betula) in total decomposition
Birch trees in the Ten Mile Estuary State Marine Conservation Area south of Newport, California
Fossil leaf of Betula leopoldae
Frosty birches in Kangasala, Finland in February 2013
Birch trees by a river in Hankasalmi, Finland
Birch trees in autumn
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References
- ↑ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. apps.kew.org.
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ↑ Ashburner K. & McAllister H.A. 2013. The genus Betula: a taxonomic revision of birches. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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