Betula minor (Tuck.) Fernald

En: dwarf white birch
Fr: bouleau mineur
Provincial Status: LN
Range: Boreal eNA; sw/w/nw/ne/c/s/eNfld., N to nLab. (Voisey Bay, Anaktalik).

[=Betula papyracea Aiton var. minor Tuck. (basionym)]
[=Betula alba L. var. minor (Tuck.) Fernald]
[=Betula borealis sensu Fernald 1950, non Spach]
[=Betula papyrifera Marshall var. minor (Tuck.) S.Watson & Coulter ex A.Gray]
[=Betula pubescens Ehrh. subsp. minor (Tuck.) Á.Löve & D.Löve]
[=Betula saxophila Lepage]

[Much confusion exists about the taxonomy and probable hybrid origin of this species, see notes in FNA v3:523; also Lepage (1976). NL reports of Betula occidentalis probably refer to Betula minor.]

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