Betula pendula (Silver birch, European white birch, Warty birch, BETPN) | BCH-ORGA-SCBD-106324 | Organism | Biosafety Clearing-House

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Organism (ORGA)

last updated: 28 Jan 2015
Organism information
Betula pendula
Kingdom Viridiplantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae
Genus Betula
Species pendula
  • Betula verrucosa
  • Silver birch
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  • European white birch
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  • Warty birch
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  • BETPN
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Trees
Domesticated
Characteristics related to biosafety
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It needs plenty of light and does best on dry, acid soils and is found on heathland, mountainsides and clinging to crags. Its tolerance to pollution make it suitable for planting in industrial areas and exposed sites.
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The silver birch grows naturally from western Europe eastwards to Kazakhstan, the Sakha Republic in Siberia, Mongolia and the Xinjiang province in China, and southwards to the mountains of the Caucasus and northern Iran, Iraq and Turkey. It is also native to northern Morocco and has become naturalised in some other parts of the world.
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  • Biofuel
  • Ornamental
  • Research
  • Timber
  • Fiber/textile
  • Food
Additional Information
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