Betula gmelinii Bunge

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Betula

Characteristics

Shrubs to 3 m tall; bark gray-black. Branches dark brown or gray-brown, glabrous; branchlets densely pubescent and villous, sometimes slightly scabrous, with dense, resinous glands. Petiole slender, 2-7 mm; leaf blade elliptic, ovate, or broadly ovate, 1.5-4 × 1-2.5 cm, glabrous, abaxially resinous punctate when young, base cuneate or broadly cuneate, margin irregularly acutely minutely serrate, apex acute or rounded-obtuse; lateral veins 4-6 on each side of midvein. Female inflorescence erect, oblong, 1-2.2 cm × 8-9 mm; peduncle 3-6 mm or ± obscure; bracts 5-6 mm, 3-lobed, middle lobe oblong, lateral lobes spreading, ovate, slightly shorter than and ca. 2 × as wide as middle lobe. Nutlet obovate-elliptic, ca. 3 × 1.5 mm, with membranous wings 1-2 × as wide as nutlet. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Betula gmelinii world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Japan, Montenegro, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Conservation status

Betula gmelinii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295097-1
WFO ID wfo-0000333083
COL ID LP8G
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Synonyms

Betula gmelinii Chamaebetula gmelinii Betula fruticosa subsp. gmelinii