Betula nigra Linnaeus 1753 (birch)

Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Belongs to Betula according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

See also Linnaeus 1753

Sister taxa: Betula aequalis, Betula alaskana, Betula alba, Betula alnoides, Betula alnus, Betula angustifolia, Betula basiserrata, Betula beatriciana, Betula bendirei, Betula bryani, Betula coryloides, Betula dayana, Betula deltoides, Betula elliptica, Betula fairii, Betula fallax, Betula florissanti, Betula gracilis, Betula grandifolia, Betula hesterna, Betula heterodonta, Betula heteromorpha, Betula iddingsi, Betula largei, Betula lenta, Betula leopoldae, Betula lutea, Betula macclintockia, Betula macrophylla, Betula nana, Betula nanoides, Betula parcedentata, Betula perantiqua, Betula prenigra, Betula prisca, Betula pseudofontinalis, Betula schimperi, Betula stevensonii, Betula thor, Betula truncata, Betula utilis, Betula vogdesii

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Betula nigra in the database

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