Betula occidentalis Hooker

Betula occidentalis Hooker is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 1997.

Hybrid parent of

Betula ×eastwoodae Sargent.

Betula ×utahensis Britton.

Vernacular names

• bouleau fontinal Darbyshire et al., 2000
• bouleau occidental Porsild, 1974

• water birch Farrar, 1996
• black birch Farrar, 1996
• mountain birch Klinkenberg, 2010+
• red birch Farrar, 1996
• river birch Farrar, 1996
• western birch Farrar, 1996

Synonyms

• Betula fontinalis Sargent FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Betula papyrifera subsp. occidentalis (Hooker) Hultén FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Betula papyrifera var. occidentalis (Hooker) Sargent FNA Ed. Comm., 1997

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Fagales
Family	Betulaceae
Subfamily	Betuloideae
Genus	Betula
Subgenus	Betula subg. Betula
Section	Betula sect. Betula
Species	Betula occidentalis

Habit

Tree