Betula pubescens

Betula pubescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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. Betula
Species: Betula pubescens
Varietates: B. p. var. fragrans – B. p. var. golitsinii – B. p. var. litwinowii – B. p. var. pubescens – B. p. var. pumila

Name

Betula pubescens Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 6: 98 (1791).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Betula alba var. pubescens (Ehrh.) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 187 (1841), nom. illeg.
  • Betula alba lusus macrophylla Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 82 (1861).
  • Betula alba subsp. pubescens (Ehrh.) Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(2): 402 (1865), nom. illeg.
  • Betula pubescens var. typica H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 81 (1904), nom. inval.
  • Betula alba f. pubescens (Ehrh.) Bolzon, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 21: 176 (1914), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Betula alba var. pubescens Wahlenb., Fl. Suec. 2: 623 (1826).
  • Betula krylovii G.V.Krylov, Bot. Zhurn. SSSR 39: 251 (1954).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Føroyar (introduced), Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia, Yakutskiya. Regional: Russian Far East Khabarovsk. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Turkey. Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Greenland. Regional: Western Canada British Columbia (introduced). Regional: Eastern Canada Newfoundland. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont (introduced). Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Maryland (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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. 
• 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. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Betula pubescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 February 5. Reference page. 
• IUCN: Betula pubescens  (Least Concern)
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Betula pubescens. Published online. Accessed 5 February 2019.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Tükcüklü tozağacı
беларуская: Бяроза пушыстая
català: Bedoll pubescent
kaszëbsczi: Òbmeszonô brzózka
dansk: Dun-Birk
Deutsch: Moor-Birke
English: Downy Birch
Esperanto: Lanuga betulo
español: Abedul pubescente
eesti: Sookask
euskara: Urki zuri
suomi: Hieskoivu
français: Bouleau pubescent
galego: Bidueiro
Gaelg: Beih yiarg
hornjoserbsce: Wonjata brěza
magyar: Molyhos nyír, szőrös nyír, lápi nyír
日本語: ヨーロッパダケカンバ
lietuvių: Plaukuotasis beržas
latviešu: Purva bērzs
norsk bokmål: Vanlig bjørk
Nederlands: Zachte berk
norsk nynorsk: Dunbjørk
polski: Brzoza omszona
русский: Берёза пушистая
davvisámegiella: Soahki
slovenčina: breza plstnatá
slovenščina: Puhasta breza
svenska: Glasbjörk
Türkçe: Tüylü huş
українська: Береза пухнаста
walon: Blanke beyôle