Black birch
Betula occidentalis Hook.
Betula occidentalis, known as black birch, is a species in the Betulaceae family. It is native to western North America, ranging from Yukon to Ontario in Canada and from Washington to New Mexico in the United States. This species is commonly found along streams in mountainous regions and can grow at elevations up to 2,100 metres. It was first described in 1838 by Hook.
Description
Betula occidentalis is a member of the Betulaceae family and is commonly referred to as black birch. It is native to western North America, with a distribution in Canada from Yukon east to Northwestern Ontario and in the United States from eastern Washington east to western North Dakota and south to eastern California, northern Arizona, and northern New Mexico. It is also found in southwestern Alaska. This species typically grows along streams in mountainous areas and can be found in drier habitats compared to paper birch. It was first described in 1838 by Hook.
Other common names
Black birchMountain birchRed birchRiver birchWater birchWestern birch
Distribution
Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Saskatchewan · Yukon · NO · Global · Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Mexico · North Dakota · Northwest Territorie · Oregon · South Dakota · Utah · Washington · Wyoming
Synonyms
Betula alba f. occidentalisBetula beenianaBetula elrodianaBetula fontinalisBetula occidentalis f. inopinaBetula occidentalis subsp. inopinaBetula papyrifera subsp. occidentalisBetula papyrifera var. occidentalisBetula alba subsp. occidentalisBetula fontinalis var. inopinaBetula microphylla var. fontinalisBetula microphylla var. occidentalisBetula occidentalis var. inopinaBetula papyracea var. occidentalisBetula fontinalis f. inopinaBetula occidentalis var. occidentalis