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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 pubescens Ehrh.

Betulaceae

NE North America (Denmark: Greenland) N MW MC Eurasia (Europa)

M[L]

hel hyg->mes acid

dr (diuretic from leaves and bark, oil medicine) dr(ob) (used by the Cree for chafed skin, by the Ojibway as a seasoner in medicine and a component in a maple syrop mixture used to relieve stomach cramps) fd (bark as a famine food or eaten with sturgeon eggs in E Asia) ma (bark used for shoes and clothes, tar used for preserving leather and wood, leaves with alum give a green dye, leaves with chalk give a yellow dye) ti (furniture)

Betula alba ssp. pubescens Regel Betula alba var. pubescens (Ehrh.) Spach

pubescent birch; common white birch, downy birch

bouleau pubescent; bouleau blanc p.p., bouleau collant

abedul, bedoll, bidueiro, urkhi, violo

Behaarte Birke, Haarbirke, Moorbirke (german); betulla pelosa, betulla pubescente, betulla tomentosa (italian)

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Latin name	Betula pubescens Ehrh.
Family	Betulaceae
Distribution	NE North America (Denmark: Greenland) N MW MC Eurasia (Europa)
North America distribution zone	NE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->mes acid
Use	dr (diuretic from leaves and bark, oil medicine) dr(ob) (used by the Cree for chafed skin, by the Ojibway as a seasoner in medicine and a component in a maple syrop mixture used to relieve stomach cramps) fd (bark as a famine food or eaten with sturgeon eggs in E Asia) ma (bark used for shoes and clothes, tar used for preserving leather and wood, leaves with alum give a green dye, leaves with chalk give a yellow dye) ti (furniture)
Synonym	Betula alba ssp. pubescens Regel Betula alba var. pubescens (Ehrh.) Spach
English name	pubescent birch; common white birch, downy birch
French name	bouleau pubescent; bouleau blanc p.p., bouleau collant
Spanish name	abedul, bedoll, bidueiro, urkhi, violo
Other name	Behaarte Birke, Haarbirke, Moorbirke (german); betulla pelosa, betulla pubescente, betulla tomentosa (italian)
Trade name