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Betula papyrifera Marshall

Betulaceae

N M North America (Canada, USA)

NW NC NE MW MC ME

hel [sci] [hyg]->xer acid

cl (emblem tree of New Hampshire State of USA and Saskatchewan Province of Canada) dr dr(ob) (native Americans used it in enemas, to shrivel the womb, to alleviate stomach, cramps and pain and as a tonic) fd fr fw ma pl pp (paper) ti (broom handles, clothe's pins, coffee sticks, furniture legs, pegs, playwood corestock, shoe-lasts, spoolwood, tooth pick, turned work) ti(ob) (baskets, canoës, covers, cups, wigwams)

Betula alba ssp. commutata (Regel) E.Murray Betula alba var. commutata Regel Betula alba var. papyrifera (Marshall) Spach Betula commutata Regel Betula lyalliana Koehne Betula papyracea Aiton Betula papyrifera Fernald & Wiegand Betula papyrifera var. commutata (Regel) E.Murray Betula papyrifera var. elobata (Fernald) Sarg. Betula papyrifera var. lyalliana (Koehne) C.K.Schneid. Betula papyrifera var. macrostachya Fernald Betula papyrifera Marshall var. papyrifera Betula papyrifera var. pensilis Fernald Betula papyrifera var. subcordata (Rydb. ex B.T.Butler) Sarg. Betula subcordata Rydb. ex B.T.Butler

paper birch; birch (Canada); canoe birch (Canada, USA); northwestern paper birch (Canada); northwestern white birch; silver birch (Canada); spoolwood, typical paper birch, western paper birch, western white birch; white birch (Canada, USA)

bouleau blanc; bouleau (Canada); bouleau à canoë; bouleau à canot (Canada); bouleau à canots, bouleau à capot; bouleau à papier (Canada); bouleau à papier occidental; bouleau blanc de montagne? (Canada); bouleau blanc occidental, bouleau blanc subcordifolié, bouleau blanc typique, bouleau du Nord-Ouest?, bouleau occidental

betulla da carta (italian); Graubirke, Nachen-Birke, Papierbirke (german)

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Latin name	Betula papyrifera Marshall
Family	Betulaceae
Distribution	N M North America (Canada, USA)
North America distribution zone	NW NC NE MW MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [sci] [hyg]->xer acid
Use	cl (emblem tree of New Hampshire State of USA and Saskatchewan Province of Canada) dr dr(ob) (native Americans used it in enemas, to shrivel the womb, to alleviate stomach, cramps and pain and as a tonic) fd fr fw ma pl pp (paper) ti (broom handles, clothe's pins, coffee sticks, furniture legs, pegs, playwood corestock, shoe-lasts, spoolwood, tooth pick, turned work) ti(ob) (baskets, canoës, covers, cups, wigwams)
Synonym	Betula alba ssp. commutata (Regel) E.Murray Betula alba var. commutata Regel Betula alba var. papyrifera (Marshall) Spach Betula commutata Regel Betula lyalliana Koehne Betula papyracea Aiton Betula papyrifera Fernald & Wiegand Betula papyrifera var. commutata (Regel) E.Murray Betula papyrifera var. elobata (Fernald) Sarg. Betula papyrifera var. lyalliana (Koehne) C.K.Schneid. Betula papyrifera var. macrostachya Fernald Betula papyrifera Marshall var. papyrifera Betula papyrifera var. pensilis Fernald Betula papyrifera var. subcordata (Rydb. ex B.T.Butler) Sarg. Betula subcordata Rydb. ex B.T.Butler
English name	paper birch; birch (Canada); canoe birch (Canada, USA); northwestern paper birch (Canada); northwestern white birch; silver birch (Canada); spoolwood, typical paper birch, western paper birch, western white birch; white birch (Canada, USA)
French name	bouleau blanc; bouleau (Canada); bouleau à canoë; bouleau à canot (Canada); bouleau à canots, bouleau à capot; bouleau à papier (Canada); bouleau à papier occidental; bouleau blanc de montagne? (Canada); bouleau blanc occidental, bouleau blanc subcordifolié, bouleau blanc typique, bouleau du Nord-Ouest?, bouleau occidental
Spanish name
Other name	betulla da carta (italian); Graubirke, Nachen-Birke, Papierbirke (german)
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