Biology:Betula michauxii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Betula michauxii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Betula |
| Subgenus: | Betula subg. Chamaebetula |
| Species: | B. michauxii
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| Binomial name | |
| Betula michauxii Spach.
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Betula michauxii, the Newfoundland dwarf birch, is a species of birch which is native to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Quebec[2] as well as Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[1] It is a perennial herb.[3]
Description
The species is 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) tall and have a wintergreen smell. The leaves are obovate and have a glabrous surface. Infructescence is cylindric, erect, short, and 0.5–0.8 centimetres (0.20–0.31 in) long. The fruits ripen by fall and are as glabrous as the leaves.[4] Its habitats include sphagnum bogs, around pools, and wet peaty meadows.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stritch, L. (2014). "Betula michauxii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194571A2350073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194571A2350073.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194571/2350073. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Newfoundland dwarf birch". Plants Profile. USDA. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BEMI2. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BEMI2.
- ↑ "Betula michauxii". Flora of North America 3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500251.
Further reading
- Spach (1841). Betula michauxii. 15. p. 195.
Wikidata ☰ Q15378008 entry
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