Betulaceae
Blue birch
Betula × caerulea
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Betula
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Blue birch
- German
- Blau-Birke, Blaubirke
Synonyms
- Betula caerulea var. blanchardii Sarg.
- Betula caerulea var. cunninghamii B.Boivin
- Betula caerulea var. grandis Blanch.
- Betula caerulea-grandis Blanch.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bryan Connolly, 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.