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Downy Birch
Betula pubescens
27 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
silver birchBetula pendula
Dwarf BirchBetula nana
paper birchBetula papyrifera
European aspenPopulus tremula
water birchBetula occidentalis
Iberian White BirchBetula celtiberica
white mulberryMorus alba
grey alderAlnus incana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 458,091 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 457,975 |
| Russia | 5,041 |
| United Kingdom | 541 |
| Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra | 515 |
| Moscow Oblast | 514 |
| Norway | 474 |
| England | 409 |
| Moscow | 344 |
| Finland | 335 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
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 |
Study it in a deck
- Trees of Limburg, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
- Trees of Maryland
- Trees of Poland
- Wetland-associated Species of New Hampshire, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Downy Birch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.