Betula pendula

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBetulaceae
Family (Traditional)Betulaceae
GenusBetula
Species:Betula pendula Roth
Common NameEuropean White Birch
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: No; Pistil Number: 1; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Fayette (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Madison (KY), Mason (KY), Oldham (KY), Pike (KY), Warren (KY), Davidson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, KNK, MDKY, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1931 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100322351 Fayette Kentucky 12 May 1937 H. Garman
 EKY
Betula pendula
BEREA009952 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Betula pendula
BEREA009951 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Betula pendula
BEREA009953 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Betula pendula
31973000006478 Campbell Kentucky 20 Sep 1984 Kohrs, Francis
9		 KNK
Betula pendula
31973000006479 Kenton Kentucky
1011		 KNK
Betula pendula
31973000006476 Fayette Kentucky 30 May 1931 Garman, H.
s.n.		 KNK
Betula pendula
31973000006477 Mason Kentucky 05 May 1994 Thieret, John
57292		 KNK
Betula pendula
MDKY00008180 Pike Kentucky
MDKY
Betula pendula
TENN-V-0079259 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Betula pendula
UCHT009420 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Betula pendula
UCHT009421 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Betula pendula
APSC0061577 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0118648 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117706 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0055001 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0061574 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117707 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117705 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0061578 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117709 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117691 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0118641 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117701 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0118644 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117708 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0118642 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0118646 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
MTSU011121 Rutherford Tennessee 12 Nov 1989 MAM
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011141 Rutherford Tennessee 16 Sep 1981 Pat Hayes
74		 MTSU
Betula pendula
31234100322344 Jefferson Kentucky 25 May 1980 Ruth B. (Alford) MacFarlane
4310b (#9)		 EKY
Betula pendula
31234100322252 Laurel Kentucky 01 Jun 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
410		 EKY
Betula pendula
31234100322260 Laurel Kentucky 28 Apr 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
399		 EKY
Betula pendula
N/A Jefferson Kentucky 25 May 1980 Ruth B. (Alford) MacFarlane
4310b(#9)		 EKY
Betula pendula
31234100322336 Jefferson Kentucky 25 May 1980 Ruth B. (Alford) MacFarlane
4385		 EKY
Betula pendula
APSC0118645 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0118649 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
MTSU011135 Rutherford Tennessee Oct. 14 Vickie Hillis
21		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011126 Rutherford Tennessee 1991-10 Thomas A. Searson
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011128 Rutherford Tennessee 20 Nov 1986 Richard Johnson
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011125 Rutherford Tennessee 25 Sep 1986 Mike Uss
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011137 Rutherford Tennessee 21 Oct 1979 James Michael Ary
60		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011133 Rutherford Tennessee 23 Sep 1989 Mike Bianucci
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011138 Rutherford Tennessee 22 Oct 1980 Becky Stevens
15		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011134 Davidson Tennessee 1981-10 William J. Fonferek
 MTSU
Betula pendula
APSC0117702 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
MTSU011122 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Oct 1995 Kim Wilkerson
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011130 Rutherford Tennessee 29 Sep 1988 Peggy Whaley
 MTSU
Betula pendula
APSC0117710 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
MTSU011142 Rutherford Tennessee 20 Oct 1983 Elisabeth Stanley
48		 MTSU
Betula pendula
APSC0118647 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
MTSU011140 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Dec 2008 Emily Coffman
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011123 Rutherford Tennessee 23 Oct 1995 Nelson Armstrong
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011131 Davidson Tennessee 09 Oct 1981 Joyce A. Helton
65		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011143 Davidson Tennessee 18 Oct 2009 Richard Marko
56		 MTSU
Betula pendula
APSC0061575 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117704 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0117703 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0118643 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
APSC0061576 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Betula pendula
MTSU011129 Rutherford Tennessee 15 Nov 1983 Richard O'Bryan
44		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011132 Rutherford Tennessee 28 Sep 1983 John H. Rhee
12		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011124 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Nov 1998 Lori Pittman
 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011139 Rutherford Tennessee 11 Oct 2008 J. Nathan McClendon
2		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011120 Davidson Tennessee 01 Oct 1983 Beth Talley
8		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011144 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Sep 1984 Melissa Tucker
74		 MTSU
Betula pendula
MTSU011136 Warren Tennessee 19 Sep 1992 Debbie Hoff
 MTSU
Betula pendula
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