UNBC & Aleza Lake Research Forest
Plant Systems Database


Betula pumila    ( Swamp birch )

Family: BETULACEAE


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Species: Betula pumilla Michx.

Depiction: Deciduous shrub; found in wetlands, along streambanks and lake edges; also in some upland drier soils in more northern regions; low to high elevation.

Photo Location: Mudzenchoot Park, Fort St. James, B.C

Photograph Date: Aug 3rd, 2005

Photographer: Roy Rea


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