Taxon:  Betula pubescens Ehrh.



Summary
Genus:
Betula
Subgenus:
Betula
Section:
Betula
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Betuloideae
Nomen number:
7139
Place of publication:
Beitr. Naturk. 6:98.  1791
Verified:
09/15/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (4  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Betula pubescens Ehrh. var. litwinowii (Doluch.) Ashburner & McAll. (4 active accession[s])
Betula pubescens Ehrh. var. pubescens (0 active accession[s])
Betula pubescens Ehrh. var. pumila (L.) Govaerts (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 306-328.
  5. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  6. Brummitt, R. K. 1999. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 48. Taxon 48:363-364. Note: rejection proposal for Betula alba recommended
  7. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: = Betula alba L.
  8. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  9. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
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  13. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  14. Govaerts, R. 1996. (1261) Proposal to reject the name Betula alba (Betulaceae). Taxon 45:697-698.
  15. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  16. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  17. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  18. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  19. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  20. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  21. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdowny birch  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwhite birch  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Italianbetulla pubescente  2International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedishglasbjörk  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia 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 EuropeMoldova  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  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 306-328.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland s.Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
2Cultivated    also cult.Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
4Naturalized    sometimes natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Greenland (s.)
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Newfoundland and Labrador]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (sometimes natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 306-328.
  2. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  3. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Materialswood Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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=7139. Accessed 14 April 2026.