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Betula nana

Arctic Dwarf Birch

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.800004

Element CodePDBET02120

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFagales

FamilyBetulaceae

GenusBetula

Other Common Names

Bouleau nain d'Europe (FR)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Flora of North America (1997) treats this taxon in the narrow sense, excluding Betula glandulosa and Betula michauxii. Kartesz (1994, 1999) lumps both B. glandulosa and B. michauxii into B. nana.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-06-15

Change Date2015-06-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Johnson Pass	Chugach National Forest	152,508
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grayback Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	295,113

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.