Betulaceae
Dwarf birch
Betula glandulosa
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Betula
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Dwarf birch, Resin birch, Bog birch, Scrub birch, American dwarf birch, Glandular birch, Glandular shrub birch, Shrub birch
- French
- Bouleau glanduleux
Synonyms
- Betula abolinii Sukaczev
- Betula exilis Sukaczev
- Betula glandulosa f. typica Kurtz
- Betula glandulosa var. eucycla Lepage
- Betula glandulosa var. flabellifolia Rosenv.
- Betula glandulosa var. glandulosa
- Betula glandulosa var. pseudoalpestris Björnstr.
- Betula glandulosa var. pumila Alph.Wood
- Betula glandulosa var. rhomboidea Rosenv.
- Betula glandulosa var. rotundifolia (Spach) Regel
- Betula glandulosa var. sibirica (Ledeb.) C.K.Schneid.
- Betula glandulosa var. sibirica S.F.Blake
- Betula nana subsp. exilis (Sukaczev) Hultén
- Betula nana subsp. perfiljevii (V.N.Vassil.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Betula nana subsp. rotundifolia (Spach) Malyschev
- Betula nana var. sibirica Ledeb.
- Betula perfiljevii V.N.Vassil.
- Betula rotundifolia Spach
- Betula sessilis Kom.
- Betula sibirica (Ledeb.) C.Pei
- Betula wiluica Sukaczev
- Chamaebetula glandulosa (Michx.) Opiz
- Chamaebetula hookeri Opiz
- Chamaebetula rotundifolia (Spach) Opiz
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.