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Part of birch genus Betula in alder / birch / hazel / hornbeam family Betulaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut order Fagales.
Native to eastern 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA. ▭ 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), ▭ 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Betula hosts caterpillars of 413 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ▲▴▲▴ doubly-toothed birch branches genus Betula