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Betula ×sandbergii
Scientific Name: Betula ×sandbergii
Family: Betulaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Sandberg's Birch (Betula × sandbergii)
Betula × sandbergii, commonly known as Sandberg's birch, is a hybrid birch tree. The "×" in the scientific name indicates its hybrid origin.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Betula × sandbergii Britton
- Family: Betulaceae (birch family)
- Genus: Betula (birches)
- Synonyms/Related Names:
- Betula alba var. papyrifera (Marshall) Spach
- Betula papyracea Aiton
Distribution and Habitat
- Sandberg's birch is a hybrid, often found where the parent species, Betula papyrifera (paper birch) and Betula pumila (bog birch), coexist.
- It has been collected throughout certain states (unspecified in the text).
- Presence not noted in Idaho.
Morphological Characteristics
- Similar to Betula pumila, which is a shrub.
Hybrid Origin
- Betula × sandbergii is a hybrid of Betula papyrifera and Betula pumila.
- It also shares a common parent (Betula pumila) with another hybrid birch, Betula × purpusii.
Resources and Further Information
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British.
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
- Tropicos database (data supplied on 2012-04-18).
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera checklist.
- Discover Life.
- The Plant List.
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index).
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium (New York Botanical Garden).
- Wikimedia Commons.