Index / Search / Betula alleghaniensis var. macrolepis
§1 Plant
Betula alleghaniensis Britton var. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw
vernacular yellow birch — variety · Betulaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Betulaceae Gray
- Genus
- Betula
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
County-level range
· 21 counties across 5 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 21 counties across 5 states/territories.
Illinois view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/BEALM ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5331779 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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