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Read more about Gray Birch at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Betula populifolia
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Betula populifolia
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 054-03-004:
Betula populifolia
FAMILY
Betulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Gray Birch, White Birch
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Keith Bradley kab_b_populifolia_9340
June Madison County VA
Shenandoah National Park
The bark is not papery or peeling, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
Keith Bradley kab_b_populifolia_9344
June Madison County VA
Shenandoah National Park
Bark grayish-white with black triangular patches where branches join trunk, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.