Betulaceae
Yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Betula
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Common names
By language (31)
- Arabic
- قضبان أصفر
- arz
- قضبان اصفر
- atj
- Winikis
- Basque
- Urki hori
- Belarusian
- Бяроза жоўтая, Бяроза алеганская
- Breton
- Bezv-melen
- Catalan
- Bouleau, Merisier
- Chinese
- 黃樺, 加拿大黄桦
- Czech
- Bříza žlutá
- English
- Yellow birch, Gray birch, Silver birch, Swamp birch
- Esperanto
- Alegana betulo
- Estonian
- Kollane kask
- Finnish
- Keltakoivu
- French
- Bouleau jaune, Bouleau, Merisier, Cerisier de pennsylvanie, Merisier de Pennsylvanie
- German
- Gelb-Birke, Bouleau, Gelbbirke, Merisier
- Hebrew
- ליבנה צהוב
- Hungarian
- Sárga nyír
- Icelandic
- Gulbjörk
- Indonesian
- Birken kuning
- Japanese
- キハダカンバ
- koi
- Веж кыдз
- Latvian
- Dzeltenais bērzs, Alegeinu bērzs
- Lithuanian
- Bouleau, Merisier
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gulbjørk
- oj
- Wiinizik
- Polish
- Brzoza żółta
- Russian
- Берёза аллеганская, Берёза жёлтая
- Slovak
- Breza žltá
- Spanish
- Abedul amarillo, Abedul amarillo del Canada, Abedul amarillo del Canadá
- Swedish
- Gulbjörk, Bouleau, Merisier
- Turkish
- Sarı huş
Synonyms
- Betula alleghaniensis f. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw
- Betula alleghaniensis var. fallax (Fassett) Brayshaw
- Betula alleghaniensis var. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw
- Betula excelsa Pursh
- Betula lenta var. lutea Regel
- Betula lutea F.Michx.
- Betula lutea f. fallax Fassett
- Betula lutea f. macrolepis (Fernald) Fernald
- Betula lutea var. alleghaniensis (Britton) Rehder
- Betula lutea var. genuina Regel
- Betula lutea var. macrolepis Fernald
- Betula lutea var. persicifolia Dippel
- Betula persicifolia K.Koch
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bryce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Plant Image Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Plant Image Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Plant Image Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.