Taxon:  Betula humilis Schrank



Summary
Genus:
Betula
Subgenus:
Betula
Section:
Apterocaryon
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Betuloideae
Nomen number:
7096
Place of publication:
Baier. Fl. 1:420.  1789
Verified:
09/15/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (4  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Betula extremiorientalis Kuzen. & V. N. Vassil.

Invalid Designation(s)
Betula fruticosa auct. nonn.
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 356-359.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  7. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  10. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Chinesedian sheng hua甸生桦 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Swedishbuskbjörk  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 356-359.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian Federation-Far EastFar East Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 356-359.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation [Buryatia, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East], Russian Federation [Kamčatskij kraj]
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania

Reference(s)
  1. Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 356-359.
  2. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7096. Accessed 17 April 2026.