Betula occidentalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Betula |
| Subgenus: | Betula subg. Betula
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| Species: | B. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Betula occidentalis | |
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| Natural range of Betula occidentalis | |
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Betula occidentalis, the water birch or red birch, is a species of
It is a
The identity of similar birches in Alaska is disputed; some include them in B. occidentalis, while others regard them as hybrids between Betula neoalaskana and Betula glandulosa.[1] A 2023 study sequenced chloroplast genomes of species from the genus Betula for phylogenetic analysis. Of the Betula species, B. occidentalis was most closely related to B. pendula purple rain and B. platyphylla.[5]
The foliage is browsed by sheep, goats,[6] and birds; some small birds also consume the seeds.[2]
Some Plateau Indian tribes used water birch to treat pimples and sores.[7]
It is also a riverside tree found in western USA that reacts to water stress by becoming isohydric.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Flora of North America: Betula occidentalis
- ^ OCLC 1141235469.
- ^ Plants of British Columbia: Betula occidentalis Archived 2017-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jepson Flora: Betula occidentalis
- PMID 36845004.
- ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
- ISBN 0-295-97119-3.
- S2CID 40158479.
Further reading
- Saliendra, NicanorZ.; Sperry, JohnS.; Comstock, JonathanP. (1995). "Influence of leaf water status on stomatal response to humidity, hydraulic conductance, and soil drought in Betula occidentalis". Planta. 196 (2). S2CID 40158479.
- Sperry, J. S.; Pockman, W. T. (1993). "Limitation of transpiration by hydraulic conductance and xylem cavitation in Betula occidentalis". Plant, Cell and Environment. 16 (3): 279–287. ISSN 0140-7791.
- Sperry, J. S.; Saliendra, N. Z. (1994). "Intra- and inter-plant variation in xylem cavitation in Betula occidentalis". Plant, Cell and Environment. 17 (11): 1233–1241. ISSN 0140-7791.
- Sperry, John S (2000). "Hydraulic constraints on plant gas exchange". Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 104 (1): 13–23. ISSN 0168-1923.
External links
- "Betula occidentalis". Plants for a Future.
- Betula occidentalis in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley