Learn more about birch genus Betula

Part of alder / birch / hazel / hornbeam  family Betulaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut  order Fagales.

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Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
Betula hosts caterpillars of 413 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

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