Betula michauxii

Species of flowering plant

Betula michauxii

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fagales
Family:  | Betulaceae
Genus:  | Betula
Subgenus:  | Betula subg. Chamaebetula
Species:  |

B. michauxii

Binomial name
Betula michauxii

Spach.

Betula michauxii, the Newfoundland dwarf birch, is a species of birch which is native to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Quebec[2] as well as Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[1] It is a perennial herb.[3]

## Description[edit]

The species is 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) tall and have a wintergreen smell. The leaves are obovate and have a glabrous surface. Infructescence is cylindric, erect, short, and 0.5–0.8 centimetres (0.20–0.31 in) long. The fruits ripen by fall and are as glabrous as the leaves.[4] Its habitats include sphagnum bogs, around pools, and wet peaty meadows.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Stritch, L. (2014). "Betula michauxii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194571A2350073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194571A2350073.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ "Newfoundland dwarf birch". Plants Profile. USDA. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
3. ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
4. ^ "Betula michauxii". Flora of North America. 3.

## Further reading[edit]

* Spach (1841). "Betula michauxii". 15: 195. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15378008
* Wikispecies: Betula michauxii
* CoL: LPBB
* EoL: 1149392
* EPPO: BETMI
* FNA: 233500251
* GBIF: 5332206
* GRIN: 7115
* iNaturalist: 437384
* IPNI: 295144-1
* IRMNG: 10979081
* ITIS: 195201
* IUCN: 194571
* NCBI: 312791
* Open Tree of Life: 689578
* Plant List: kew-21488
* PLANTS: BEMI2
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295144-1
* Tropicos: 3600137
* VASCAN: 3690
* WFO: wfo-0000334503

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