Species: Betula pumila
Swamp Birch
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
A short, woody shrub with small, simple, alternate, rounded leaves with dentate margins; leaves turning a pale orange in the fall.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Betula
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Bog Birch - bog birch - bouleau nain
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Birch Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Fagales - Betulaceae - Betula
Ecology and Life History
A short, woody shrub with small, simple, alternate, rounded leaves with dentate margins; leaves turning a pale orange in the fall.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Short General Description
A short, woody shrub with small, simple, alternate, rounded leaves with dentate margins; leaves turning a pale orange in the fall.
Reproduction Comments
Pistillate spikes form in the spring; staminate spikes form in the fall and over-winter. This species reproduces sexually by seeds and vegetatively by its roots.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-02-14
Global Status Last Changed
1984-02-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Betula pumila is found from Newfoundland and Quebec, west to southern Ontario and Michigan, and south to New Jersey, Maryland, central Ohio and northern Indiana.