Betula populifolia Marshall

Betula populifolia Marshall is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 1997.

Hybrid parent of

Betula ×caerulea-grandis Blanchard.

Betula ×raymundii Lepage.

Vernacular names

• bouleau gris Darbyshire et al., 2000
• bouleau à feuilles de peuplier Marie-Victorin, 1995
• bouleau rouge Marie-Victorin, 1995

• grey birch Scoggan, 1978-79
• fire birch FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• gray birch Farrar, 1996
• old field birch Hinds, 2000
• wire birch Farrar, 1996

Synonyms

• Betula alba subsp. populifolia (Marshall) Regel FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Betula alba var. populifolia (Marshall) Spach 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 populifolia

Habit

Tree, Shrub