Scientific or common name:

Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. commutata (Regel) Fernald

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BETULACEAE - Birch family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. commutata (Regel) Fernald
Rank: variety
See: ► Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera

Images of Betula papyrifera var. commutata

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Common names

U.S. name: Paper birch
English name: canoe birch
English name: paper birch
French name: bouleau blanc

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Grown habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera
= Betula alba L. var. commutata Regel
= Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. elobata (Fernald) Sarg.
= Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. macrostachya Fernald
= Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. pensilis Fernald

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Hamamelididae
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Betula
Species:

1) Betula alaskana Sarg. 2) Betula alba L. 3) Betula alba L. var. commutata Regel 4) Betula alba L. var. cordifolia (Regel) Regel 5) Betula alleghaniensis Britton 6) Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis 7) Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. fallax (Fassett) Brayshaw 8) Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw 9) Betula andrewsii A. Nelson 10) Betula beeniana A. Nelson 11) Betula borealis Spach 12) Betula cordifolia Regel 13) Betula exilis Sukaczev 14) Betula fontinalis Sarg. 15) Betula glandulifera (Regel) Butler 16) Betula glandulosa Michx. 17) Betula glandulosa Michx. var. glandulifera (Regel) Gleason 18) Betula glandulosa Michx. var. hallii (Howell) C.L. Hitchc. 19) Betula glandulosa Michx. var. sibirica (Ledeb.) C.K. Schneid. 20) Betula japonica (Miq.) Siebold 21) Betula kamtschatica (Regel) Jansson ex Vassiljev 22) Betula kenaica W.H. Evans 23) Betula lenta L. 24) Betula lenta L. ssp. uber (Ashe) E. Murray 25) Betula lenta L. var. uber Ashe 26) Betula lutea Michx. f. 27) Betula lutea Michx. f. var. fallax Fassett 28) Betula lutea Michx. f. var. macrolepis Fernald 29) Betula mandshurica (Regel) Nakai 30) Betula mandshurica (Regel) Nakai var. japonica (Miq.) Rehder 31) Betula mandshurica (Regel) Nakai var. kamtschatica (Regel) Rehder 32) Betula mandshurica (Regel) Nakai var. szechuanica (C.K. Schneid.) Rehder 33) Betula maximowicziana Regel 34) Betula michauxii Sarg. 35) Betula minor (Tuck.) Fernald 36) Betula murrayana Barnes & Dancik 37) Betula nana L. 38) Betula nana L. ssp. exilis (Sukaczev) Hultén 39) Betula nana L. ssp. nana 40) Betula nana L. ssp. perfiljevii (V.N. Vassil.) A. Löve & D. Löve [excluded] 41) Betula nana L. var. glandulifera (Regel) B. Boivin 42) Betula nana L. var. renifolia (Fernald) B. Boivin 43) Betula nana L. var. sibirica Ledeb. 44) Betula neoalaskana Sarg. 45) Betula neoalaskana Sarg. var. kenaica (W.H. Evans) B. Boivin 46) Betula nigra L. 47) Betula occidentalis Hook. 48) Betula occidentalis Hook. var. fecunda Fernald 49) Betula occidentalis Hook. var. inopina (Jeps.) C.L. Hitchc. 50) Betula odorata Bechst. 51) Betula papyrifera Marsh. 52) Betula papyrifera Marsh. ssp. humilis (Regel) Hultén 53) Betula papyrifera Marsh. ssp. occidentalis (Hook.) Hultén 54) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. commutata (Regel) Fernald 55) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. cordifolia (Regel) Fernald 56) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. elobata (Fernald) Sarg. 57) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. humilis (Regel) Fernald & Raup 58) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. kenaica (W.H. Evans) A. Henry 59) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. macrostachya Fernald 60) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. minor (Tuck.) S. Watson & J.M. Coult. 61) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. neoalaskana (Sarg.) Raup 62) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. occidentalis (Hook.) Sarg. 63) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. papyrifera 64) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. pensilis Fernald 65) Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. subcordata (Rydb.) Sarg. 66) Betula pendula Roth 67) Betula pendula Roth f. dalecarlica (L. f.) C.K. Schneid. 68) Betula perfiljevii V.N. Vassil. 69) Betula piperi Britton 70) Betula platyphylla Sukaczev 71) Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. japonica (Miq.) H. Hara [excluded] 72) Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. kamtschatica (Regel) H. Hara [excluded] 73) Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. platyphylla 74) Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. szechuanica C.K. Schneid. 75) Betula populifolia Marsh. 76) Betula pubescens Ehrh. 77) Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. borealis (Spach) A. Löve & D. Löve 78) Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. pubescens 79) Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. tortuosa (Ledeb.) Nyman 80) Betula pubescens Ehrh. var. pubescens 81) Betula pumila L. 82) Betula pumila L. var. glabra Regel 83) Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel 84) Betula pumila L. var. pumila 85) Betula pumila L. var. renifolia Fernald 86) Betula resinifera Britton 87) Betula saxophila Lepage 88) Betula szechuanica (C.K. Schneid.) C.A. Jansson 89) Betula terrae-novae Fernald 90) Betula tortuosa Ledeb. 91) Betula uber (Ashe) Fernald 92) Betula verrucosa Ehrh. 93) Betula x alpestris Fr. 94) Betula x alpestris Fr. var. x sukaczewii (Soczava) Govaerts 95) Betula x arbuscula Dugle 96) Betula x caerulea Blanch. (pro sp.) 97) Betula x caerulea Blanch. var. caerulea 98) Betula x caerulea Blanch. var. grandis Blanch. (pro nm.) 99) Betula x caerulea-grandis Blanch. 100) Betula x commixta Sarg. 101) Betula x dugleana Lepage 102) Betula x dutillyi Lepage 103) Betula x eastwoodiae Sarg. (pro sp.) 104) Betula x hornei Butler (pro sp.) 105) Betula x jackii C.K. Schneid. 106) Betula x neoborealis Lepage 107) Betula x purpusii C.K. Schneid. 108) Betula x raymundii Lepage 109) Betula x sandbergii Britton 110) Betula x sargentii Dugle 111) Betula x sukaczewii Soczava 112) Betula x ungavensis Lepage 113) Betula x utahensis Britton (pro sp.) 114) Betula x winteri Dugle

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)


Map for Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. commutata (Regel) Fernald
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Betulaceae)
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1) Alnus (alder) 2) Betula (birch) 3) Betula-Alnus (alder) 4) Carpinus (hornbeam) 5) Corylus (hazelnut) 6) Duschekia (alder) 7) Nothofagus (southern beech) 8) Ostrya (hophornbeam)

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Common names (Betula)
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1) (no name) 2) Asian white birch (Betula platyphylla) 3) Big blue birch (Betula x caerulea var. grandis) 4) Blue birch (Betula x caerulea) 5) Bog birch (Betula pumila) 6) Downy birch (Betula pubescens) 7) Dutilly's birch (Betula x dutillyi) 8) Dwarf birch (Betula nana) 9) Dwarf white birch (Betula minor) 10) European white birch (Betula pendula) 11) Gray birch (Betula populifolia) 12) Kenai birch (Betula papyrifera var. kenaica) 13) Monarch birch (Betula maximowicziana) 14) Mountain paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia) 15) Murray's birch (Betula murrayana) 16) Newfoundland dwarf birch (Betula michauxii) 17) Northern birch (Betula borealis) 18) Paper birch (Betula papyrifera) 19) Raymund's birch (Betula x raymundii) 20) Resin birch (Betula glandulosa) 21) River birch (Betula nigra) 22) Sweet birch (Betula lenta) 23) Szechuan white birch (Betula szechuanica) 24) Virginia roundleaf birch (Betula uber) 25) Water birch (Betula occidentalis) 26) Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

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More species:
1) Betula pendula Roth [1327]
2) Betula populifolia Marsh. [401]
3) Betula pubescens Ehrh. [1266]
4) Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. tortuosa (Ledeb.) Nyman [541]
5) Betula verrucosa Ehrh. [455]
6) Biatorella campestris (Fr.) Almq. [111]
7) Bidens aurea (Aiton) Sherff [457]
8) Bidens cernua L. var. dentata (Nutt.) B. Boivin [214]
9) Bidens cynapiifolia Kunth var. portoricensis (Spreng.) O.E. Schulz [147]
10) Bidens forbesii Sherff ssp. kahiliensis Ganders & Nagata [334]

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