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Betulaceae

European white birch

Betula pendula Roth

Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Betula

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European white birch: Betula pendula , Inari wilderness, Finland.
Photo: Percita at Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (61)
Arabic
بتول متدلية
Armenian
Կեչի ելունդավոր
arz
قضبان فضى
Asturian
Bidul llorosa
azb
ساللاق توز آغاجی
Azerbaijani
Sallaq tozağacı, Ziyilli tozağacı
Basque
Urki dilindari, Urki zilarkara
Belarusian
Бяроза павіслая, Барадаўчатая бяроза, Бяроза барадаўчатая, Бяроза бародаўчатая, Бяроза паніклая
Bulgarian
Бяла бреза
Cantonese
垂枝樺
Catalan
Bedoll comú
Chinese
垂枝桦, 垂枝樺, 亮叶桦叶
chm
Йолва укшан куэ
Croatian
Obična breza, Breza
csb
Bardówkòwatô brzózka
Czech
Bříza bělokorá, Bříza bradavičnatá, Bříza bílá
Danish
Vortebirk, Vorte-birk
Dutch
Ruwe berk, Zilverberk
English
European white birch, East Asian white birch, Silver birch, Warty birch
Esperanto
Penda betulo
Estonian
Arukask
Finnish
Rauduskoivu, Riippakoivu
French
Bouleau verruqueux, Bouleau blanc, Bouleau Pleureur
Galician
Bidueiro branco
Georgian
Მტირალა არყი
German
Hänge-Birke, Gemeine Birke, Hängebirke, Sand-Birke, Sandbirke, Trauer-Birke, Trauerbirke, Warzen-Birke
gv
Beih argid
Hebrew
שדר משולשל
hsb
Běła brěza, Suchopódna brěza
Hungarian
Közönséges nyír, Bibircses nyír
Icelandic
Vörtubirki, Hengibirki, Vörtubjörk
Japanese
オウシュウシラカバ, オウシュウシラカンバ
Kazakh
Қотыр қайың
Korean
은자작나무
Kyrgyz
Ак-кайың
Latvian
Nokarenais bērzs, Kārpainais bērzs, Āra bērzs
Lithuanian
Karpotasis beržas
Macedonian
Бела бреза, Брадавичеста бреза
Norwegian Bokmål
Hengebjørk, Lavlandsbjørk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Hengjebjørk, Hengebjørk, Låglandsbjørk, Vortebjørk
os
Зæбул бæрз
Persian
توس نقرهای
Polish
Brzoza brodawkowata, Brzezina, Brzoza biała, Brzoza gruczołowata, Brzoza zwisła
Portuguese
Vidoeiro-branco, Bétula branca, Bétula-branca, Vidoeiro branco, Vidoeiro prateado, Vidoeiro-prateado
Romanian
Mesteacăn
Romansh
Badugn pendus
Russian
Берёза повислая, Береза бородавчатая, Береза повислая, Берёза бородавчатая, Берёза европейская белая, Берёза плакучая, Берёза повисшая, Берёза поникающая
Scottish Gaelic
Beith-airgid
Serbian
Bela breza, Бела бреза
sgs
Beržos, Beržos svīrouklis
Slovak
Breza previsnutá, Breza bradavičnatá
Slovenian
Navadna breza
smn
Sonjosuáhi
Spanish
Abedul, Abedul comun, Abedul común, Abedul pendulo, Abedul péndulo, Abedul verrucoso, Abedul verrugoso, Alba
Swedish
Vårtbjörk, Slöjdbjörk
Tatar
Иенке каен
Turkish
Adi huş
udm
Ошиськись кызьпу
Ukrainian
Береза бородавчата, Береза бородавчаста, Береза звисла, Береза повисла
Welsh
Bedwen arian
wuu
垂枝桦

Synonyms

  • Betula alba lus. pendula (Roth) Regel
  • Betula alba var. microphylla Wallr.
  • Betula alba var. microphylla Wimm.
  • Betula alba var. pendula M.E.Jones
  • Betula alba var. pendula (Roth) W.T.Aiton
  • Betula alba var. pendula (Roth) St.-Lag.
  • Betula alba var. songarica Dippel
  • Betula alba var. verrucosa (Ehrh.) Wallr.
  • Betula pendula f. dalecarlica (L.f.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Betula pendula f. fastigiata (Clemenc.) Dippel
  • Betula pendula var. pendula
  • Betula verrucosa f. dalecarlica L.f.
  • Betula verrucosa f. elegans Dippel
  • Betula verrucosa var. bircalensis Mela

Flowers

Flower colour
brown (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.