Betula pumila
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 pumila
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1767
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Betula pumila. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
30 synonyms in this snapshot
- Betula glanduliferaName author: (Regel) E.J.Butler
- Betula glandulosa var. glanduliferaName author: (Regel) Gleason
- Betula glandulosa var. halliiName author: (Howell) C.L.Hitchc.
- Betula grayiName author: Regel
- Betula halliiName author: Howell
- Betula nana var. glanduliferaName author: (Regel) B.Boivin
- Betula nana var. renifoliaName author: (Fernald) B.Boivin
- Betula neoborealisName author: Lepage
- Betula obovataName author: E.J.Butler
- Betula pubescens var. borealisName author: (Spach) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Betula pulchellaName author: Dippel
- Betula pumila f. glabrescensName author: H.J.P.Winkl.
- Betula pumila f. glabrescensName author: (Regel) Regel
- Betula pumila f. glanduliferaName author: (Regel) H.J.P.Winkl.
- Betula pumila f. halliiName author: (Howell) Brayshaw
- Betula pumila f. latipesName author: (H.J.P.Winkl.) Lepage
- Betula pumila f. pubescensName author: H.J.P.Winkl.
- Betula pumila f. subcyclaName author: Lepage
- Betula pumila subsp. glanduliferaName author: (Regel) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Betula pumila var. fastigiataName author: Rehder
- Betula pumila var. glabraName author: Regel
- Betula pumila var. glabrescensName author: Regel
- Betula pumila var. glanduliferaName author: Regel
- Betula pumila var. latipesName author: H.J.P.Winkl.
- Betula pumila var. pumilaName author: Not supplied
- Betula pumila var. renifoliaName author: Fernald
- Betula pumila var. setarioidesName author: H.J.P.Winkl.
- Betula pumila var. typicaName author: Regel
- Betula quebeccensisName author: Burgsd.
- Chamaebetula pumilaName 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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