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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Betula lenta L.

Betulaceae

ME North America int MW Eurasia (Germany)

M[L]

sci->hel mes [xer] acid

dr (chief commercial source of wintergreen oil -methyl salycilate-, which is distilled from its wood) dr(ob) (native Americans used it to treat dysentery, cold, diarrhea, fever, soreness and milky urine and as a spring tonic) fd (birch beer made from fermenting sap) fr fw ma pl pp ti

Betula carpinifolia Ehrh. Betula lenta var. laciniata Rehder

sweet birch; American birch, American black birch; black birch (Canada, USA); blue birch; cherry birch (Canada, USA); dwarf birch p.p. (Canada); mahogany birch; mahogany-birch, mountain mahogany (Canada); red birch; wych-hazel, yellow birch p.p. (Canada)

bouleau flexible; acajou, bouleau acajou, bouleau à sucre, bouleau merisier, bouleau odorant, bouleau sucré, merisier odorant, merisier rouge (Canada)

betulla americana, betulla nera (italian); Hain-Birke, Zuckerbirke (german)

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Latin name	Betula lenta L.
Family	Betulaceae
Distribution	ME North America int MW Eurasia (Germany)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel mes [xer] acid
Use	dr (chief commercial source of wintergreen oil -methyl salycilate-, which is distilled from its wood) dr(ob) (native Americans used it to treat dysentery, cold, diarrhea, fever, soreness and milky urine and as a spring tonic) fd (birch beer made from fermenting sap) fr fw ma pl pp ti
Synonym	Betula carpinifolia Ehrh. Betula lenta var. laciniata Rehder
English name	sweet birch; American birch, American black birch; black birch (Canada, USA); blue birch; cherry birch (Canada, USA); dwarf birch p.p. (Canada); mahogany birch; mahogany-birch, mountain mahogany (Canada); red birch; wych-hazel, yellow birch p.p. (Canada)
French name	bouleau flexible; acajou, bouleau acajou, bouleau à sucre, bouleau merisier, bouleau odorant, bouleau sucré, merisier odorant, merisier rouge (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name	betulla americana, betulla nera (italian); Hain-Birke, Zuckerbirke (german)
Trade name