Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.

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 pubescens Ehrh. – downy birch

The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Betula pubescens . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America Arid West FAC Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain FAC Eastern Mountains and Piedmont FAC Great Plains FACW Midwest FACU Northcentral & Northeast FACW Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast FACW