Betula nana
A species in the Betulaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Betula
- Species
- Betula nana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Betula nana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
25 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alnus nanaName author: (L.) Clairv.
- Betula alba subsp. nanaName author: (L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Betula crenataName author: Rydb. ex E.J.Butler
- Betula glandulosa f. intermediaName author: Kurtz
- Betula littellianaName author: Tucker
- Betula nana f. magnifoliaName author: Hartz
- Betula nana f. reductaName author: (Hultén) B.Boivin
- Betula nana subsp. nanaName author: Not supplied
- Betula nana subsp. relictaName author: (Th.Fr. ex Gürke) Nyman
- Betula nana subsp. tundrarumName author: (Perfil.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Betula nana var. borealisName author: Regel
- Betula nana var. europaeaName author: Ledeb.
- Betula nana var. flabellifoliaName author: Hook.
- Betula nana var. genuinaName author: Regel
- Betula nana var. intermediaName author: Regel
- Betula nana var. macrophyllaName author: Kindb.
- Betula nana var. macrophyllaName author: Gaudin
- Betula nana var. reductaName author: Hultén
- Betula nana var. relictaName author: Th.Fr. ex Gürke
- Betula nanaeformisName author: Lindb. ex Kindb.
- Betula tundrarumName author: Perfil.
- Betula vimineaName author: Kindb.
- Betula viminea var. serrulataName author: Kindb.
- Chamaebetula acutifoliaName author: Opiz
- Chamaebetula nanaName author: (L.) Opiz
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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