Betula glandulosa

Betula glandulosa

Betula glandulosa

Betula glandulosa

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Betula glandulosa is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Betuloideae
Genus: Betula
Subgenus: Betula subg. Betula
Sectio: Betula sect. Apterocaryon
Species: Betula glandulosa

Name

Betula glandulosa Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 180 (1803).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chamaebetula glandulosa (Michx.) Opiz, Lotos 5: 259 (1855).
  • Betula glandulosa f. typica Kurtz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 405 (1894), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Betula rotundifolia Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 194 (1841).
  • Betula glandulosa var. pumila Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 346 (1845).
  • Betula nana var. sibirica Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 3: 654 (1850).
  • Chamaebetula hookeri Opiz, Lotos 5: 259 (1855).
  • Chamaebetula rotundifolia (Spach) Opiz, Lotos 5: 259 (1855).
  • Betula glandulosa var. pseudoalpestris Björnstr., Grunddr. Piteå Lappm. Växtfys.: 35 (1856).
  • Betula glandulosa var. rotundifolia (Spach) Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(2): 408 (1865).
  • Betula glandulosa var. flabellifolia Rosenv., Meddel. Grønland 3: 706 (1892).
  • Betula glandulosa var. rhomboidea Rosenv., Meddel. Grønland 3: 707 (1892).
  • Betula glandulosa var. sibirica (Ledeb.) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 105 (1904).
  • Betula exilis Sukaczev, Trudy Bot. Muz. Imp. Akad. Nauk 8: 213 (1911).
  • Betula sessilis Kom., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 131 (1921).
  • Betula abolinii Sukaczev, Trudy Komiss. Izuch. Yakutsk. Avton. S.S.R. 10: 367 (1929), nom. nud.
  • Betula wiluica Sukaczev, Trudy Komiss. Izuch. Yakutsk. Avton. S.S.R. 10: 367 (1929), nom. nud.
  • Betula nana subsp. exilis (Sukaczev) Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 40(1): 579 (1944).
  • Betula sibirica (Ledeb.) C.Pei, Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 2: 218 (1948).
  • Betula glandulosa var. eucycla Lepage, Naturaliste Canad. 79: 124 (1952).
  • Betula nana subsp. rotundifolia (Spach) Malyschev, Vysokogom. Fl. Vost. Sayan: 110 (1965).
  • Betula perfiljevii V.N.Vassil., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 75 (1966).
  • Betula nana subsp. perfiljevii (V.N.Vassil.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Bot. Not. 128: 505 (1975 publ. 1976).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia, Yakutskiya. Regional: Russian Far East Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin. Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Alaska, Greenland, Northwest Territories, Yukon. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. South Dakota. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Maine, New Hampshire, New York. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. 2013. The genus Betula: A taxonomic revision of birches (A Botanical Magazine Monograph). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 431 pp., ISBN 978-1-84246-141-9. Reference page. 
• Stritch, L., 2014. Betula glandulosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194626A2353611.en. Reference page. 
• Wang. N., McAllister, H.A., Bartlett, P.R. & Buggs, R.J.A. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and genome size evolution of the genus Betula (Betulaceae). Annals of Botany 117(6): 1023–1035. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw048 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Betula glandulosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Betula glandulosa. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jul 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Betula glandulosa. Accessed: Jul 21 2025. Reference page. 

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