| Accepted name: |
Betula occidentalis Hook. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Betula papyrifera Marshall var. occidentalis (Hook.) Sarg.
-Betula fontinalis Sarg.
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| English names: |
Water Birch
River Birch
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| French names: |
Bouleau fontinal
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WBETOC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Flowers and leaves included in two separate bundles and used to stop conception(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
