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December 2023

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Betula nigra L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 982 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000334917.

Synonyms of Betula nigra L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Betula americana Buc'hoz Herb. Color. Amérique : t. CIX (1783) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000331121
Betula lanulosa Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 181 (1803) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000334049
Betula rubra F.Michx. Hist. Arbr. Forest. 2: 143 (1811) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000336723
Betula nigra var. parvifolia Regel Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 120 (1861) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000840891
Betula rupestris Raf. W. Rev. & Misc. Mag. 1: 228 (1819) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001329828
Betula nigra unr. pendula Paul Handb. Villa Gard. : 107 (1855) wfo-1200064124