Betulaceae
Monarch birch
Betula maximowicziana
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Betula
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Common names
By language (13)
- arz
- بيتولا ماكسيموفيتشيانا
- Bulgarian
- Бреза на Максимович
- Chinese
- 日本桦木
- Danish
- Ellebladet Birk
- Dutch
- Grootbladige berk
- English
- Monarch birch
- German
- Lindenblättrige Birke
- Icelandic
- Silfurbjörk
- Japanese
- ウダイカンバ
- Latvian
- Maksimoviča bērzs
- Polish
- Brzoza Maksimowicza
- Russian
- Берёза Максимовича
- Swedish
- Jättebjörk
Synonyms
- Betula candelae Koidz.
- Betula maximowiczii Regel
Characteristics
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.