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Genus: Betula (birches) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Fagales > Family: Betulaceae
About 60 species, native to the Northern Hemisphere. Eleven
species have been recorded as being cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Betula albosinensis (Chinese
birch)
Native to western China. |
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Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow
birch)
Native to North America. |
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Betula maximowicziana (Monarch
birch)
Native to Japan. |
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Betula nana (Dwarf birch)
Native to north circumpolar regions. |
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Betula nigra (Red birch, River
birch)
Native to North America. |
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Betula papyrifera (Paper birch)
Native to North America. |
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Betula pendula (Silver birch)
Native to Europe. Also includes Betula pendula 'purpurea' (Purple
birch). |
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Betula platyphylla
Native to east Asia. |
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Betula populifolia (Grey birch)
Native to eastern Canada and USA. |
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Betula pubescens (Downy birch)
Native from Spain to Siberia. |
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Betula utilis (Himalayan birch)
Native from Afghanistan to China. |
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