Betula populifolia

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

Betula populifolia Marshall, Arbust. Amer.: 19 (1785).

Homotypic
- Betula lenta var. populifolia (Marshall) Castigl., Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 207 (1790).
- Betula alba var. populifolia (Marshall) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 187 (1841).
- Betula alba subsp. populifolia (Marshall) Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(2): 399 (1865).
Heterotypic
- Betula excelsa var. canadensis Wangenh., Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 86 (1787).
- Betula acuminata Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 6: 98 (1791).
- Betula populifolia var. laciniata Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1707 (1838).
- Betula populifolia var. pendula Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1707 (1838).
- Betula cuspidata Schrad. ex Regel in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 164 (1868), pro syn.
- Betula populifolia purpurea Ellw. & P.Barry, Nursery Cat. (Ellwanger & Barry) 1892: 53 (1892).
- Betula populifolia var. purpurea (Ellw. & P.Barry) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 159 (1900).
- Betula populifolia f. laciniata (Loudon) in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 80 (1904).
- Betula populifolia f. pendula (Loudon) H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 80 (1904).
- Betula populifolia f. purpurea (Ellw. & P.Barry) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 112 (1904).
- Betula populifolia f. incisifolia Fernald, Rhodora 47: 304 (1945).

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois.
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.

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Stritch, L., 2014. Betula populifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194635A2354478.en. 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. 2025. Betula populifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Betula populifolia. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jul 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Betula populifolia. Accessed: Jul 21 2025.