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Betula occidentalis Hook.
water birch



General Information
Symbol: BEOC2
Group: Dicot
Family: Betulaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Tree
Native Status: AK   N
CAN   N
L48   N
Characteristics
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Native Status:
lower 48 status L48    Alaska status AK    Hawaii status HI    Puerto Rico status PR    Virgin Islands status VI    Navassa Island NAV    Canada status CAN    Greenland status GL    Saint Pierre and Michelon status SPM    North America NA   

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Ray M. Filloon. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, WA. 1936. Usage Requirements.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, OR, Manem State Park. October 13, 2002. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, OR, Manem State Park. October 13, 2002. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Sun Lakes State Park. June 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Sun Lakes State Park. June 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Sun Lakes State Park. June 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

John D. Guthrie. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, OR. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 610. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms

Symbol Scientific Name
BEBE3 Betula beeniana A. Nelson
BEFO2 Betula fontinalis Sarg.
BEOCI Betula occidentalis Hook. var. inopina (Jeps.) C.L. Hitchc.
BEPAO Betula papyrifera Marshall ssp. occidentalis (Hook.) Hultén
BEPAO2 Betula papyrifera Marshall var. occidentalis (Hook.) Sarg.

Classification

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Rank Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus Betula L. – birch
Species Betula occidentalis Hook. – water birch

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Alaska FAC
Arid West FACW
Great Plains FACW
Midwest FACW
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast FACW

Wildlife

Food

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class Food Cover

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