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Betula alleghaniensis Britton

Betulaceae

NC NE? MC ME North America (Canada, USA)

NC NE? MC ME

sci->hel hyg->xer acid [basi]

cl (emblem tree of Quebec Province of Canada) dr dr(ob) (native Americans used it as an emetic or cathartic to remove bile from intestine, as a blood purifier and as a diuretic) fd (tea, beer, sap) fr fw ma (oil of wintergreen) pl pp ti (flooring, furniture, in laying, plywood corestock, railroad ties, turned work, veneer, cabinet work) ti(ob) (shipbuilding)

Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. fallax (Fasset) Brayshaw Betula alleghaniensis var. macrolepsis Fernald Betula lutea F.Michx. Betula lutea var. alleghaniensis (Fasset) Brayshaw Betula lutea var. fallax Fasset Betula lutea var. macrolepsis Fernald

yellow birch; black birch, Canadian yellow birch, cherry birch, curly birch, gold birch, gray birch, hard birch, mountain-mahogany, Newfoundland oak, red birch, silver birch, swamp birch, sweet birch p.p., tall birch

bouleau jaune; bouleau des Alléghanys (Canada); bouleau frisé, bouleau jaune canadien; bouleau merisier, merisier blanc, merisier jaune (Canada); merisier ondé; merisier (Canada)

betulla gialla, betulla gialla canadese (italian); Gelbbirke, Kanadische Gelbbirke (german)

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Latin name	Betula alleghaniensis Britton
Family	Betulaceae
Distribution	NC NE? MC ME North America (Canada, USA)
North America distribution zone	NC NE? MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel hyg->xer acid [basi]
Use	cl (emblem tree of Quebec Province of Canada) dr dr(ob) (native Americans used it as an emetic or cathartic to remove bile from intestine, as a blood purifier and as a diuretic) fd (tea, beer, sap) fr fw ma (oil of wintergreen) pl pp ti (flooring, furniture, in laying, plywood corestock, railroad ties, turned work, veneer, cabinet work) ti(ob) (shipbuilding)
Synonym	Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. fallax (Fasset) Brayshaw Betula alleghaniensis var. macrolepsis Fernald Betula lutea F.Michx. Betula lutea var. alleghaniensis (Fasset) Brayshaw Betula lutea var. fallax Fasset Betula lutea var. macrolepsis Fernald
English name	yellow birch; black birch, Canadian yellow birch, cherry birch, curly birch, gold birch, gray birch, hard birch, mountain-mahogany, Newfoundland oak, red birch, silver birch, swamp birch, sweet birch p.p., tall birch
French name	bouleau jaune; bouleau des Alléghanys (Canada); bouleau frisé, bouleau jaune canadien; bouleau merisier, merisier blanc, merisier jaune (Canada); merisier ondé; merisier (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name	betulla gialla, betulla gialla canadese (italian); Gelbbirke, Kanadische Gelbbirke (german)
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