Betula platyphylla
Appearance
Betula platyphylla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Betula |
Subgenus: | Betula subg. Betula |
Species: | B. platyphylla
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Binomial name | |
Betula platyphylla |
Betula platyphylla, the Asian white birch[1] or Japanese white birch,[2] is a tree species in the family Betulaceae.[1][3] It can be found in subarctic and temperate Asia in Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Russian Far East and Siberia. It can grow to be 30 m (98 ft) tall.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Betula platyphylla Sukaczev". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Japanese white birch". SelectTree. San Luis Obispo: Cal Poly State University. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b Pei-chun Li & Alexei K. Skvortsov. "Betula platyphylla Sukaczev, Trav. Mus. Bot. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Petersbourg. 8: 220. 1911". Flora of China. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External links
[edit]Media related to Betula platyphylla at Wikimedia Commons
- "Betula platyphylla". Plants for a Future.
- Betula platyphylla in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley