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dwarf bog birch
Betula fruticosa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Betula humilis
Dwarf BirchBetula nana
Erman's BirchBetula ermanii
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
dwarf Siberian pinePinus pumila
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,601 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,600 |
| Russia | 234 |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 92 |
| Buryatia | 37 |
| Amur Oblast | 20 |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 17 |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | 13 |
| Sakha Republic | 12 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 8 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales |
| Family | birch family · Betulaceae |
| Genus | birches · Betula |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise dwarf bog birch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.