Also called ◼︎ silver birch and warty birch.

In 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 North America, do not confuse with similar-named sister-species 📄︎ paper birch or ◼︎ American white birch  Betula papyrifera.

Both are part of birch  genus Betula in alder / birch / hazel / hornbeam  family Betulaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut  order Fagales.

Native to 🇪🇺 Europe and Asia.   🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).   Invasive > 🇺🇸 USA

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Learn more about 🇪🇺 ◼︎ European white birch Betula pendula

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