Betula nana
Alpine Birch, Arctic Dwarf Birch
Other regional names: Dwarf Birch
- Dwarf Birch
Also known as: Alnus nana (L.) Clairv. +17 more
- Alnus nana (L.) Clairv.
- Betula alba subsp. nana (L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Betula crenata Rydb. ex E.J.Butler
- Betula glandulosa f. intermedia Kurtz
- Betula littelliana Tucker
- Betula nana f. magnifolia Hartz
- Betula nana f. reducta (Hultén) B.Boivin
- Betula nana subsp. relicta (Th.Fr. ex Gürke) Nyman
- Betula nana subsp. tundrarum (Perfil.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Betula nana var. borealis Regel
- Betula nana var. europaea Ledeb.
- Betula nana var. flabellifolia Hook.
- Betula nana var. genuina Regel
- Betula nana var. macrophylla Gaudin
- Betula nana var. macrophylla Kindb.
- Betula nana var. reducta Hultén
- Betula nana var. relicta Th.Fr. ex Gürke
- Betula nana var. tundrarum (Perfil.) Elven
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Betulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Betula nana (commonly known as Alpine Birch or Arctic dwarf birch) is a shrub belonging to the Betulaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Poland, Romania, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, West Siberia