Betula fruticosa
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Betula nana Betula fruticosa Reichenbach.jpg
|image_caption = Betula nana (right) and Betula fruticosa (left)
|genus = Betula
|parent = Betula subg. Chamaebetula
|species = fruticosa
|authority = Pallas
}}
Betula fruticosa, commonly known as dwarf bog birch,{{Cite book|url=http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf|title=English Names for Korean Native Plants|publisher=Korea National Arboretum|year=2015|isbn=978-89-97450-98-5|location=Pocheon|pages=373|access-date=26 January 2017|via=Korea Forest Service|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}} ({{Zh|p=chái huà|t=柴樺|s=柴桦|first=t}}) is a species of dwarf birch that grows in central and eastern Europe (except for Finland where it grows rare) and Siberia and Mongolia{{cite web|url=http://www.mustila.fi/en/plants/betula/fruticosa|title=Betula fruticosa|publisher=Arboretum Mustila|accessdate=December 2, 2013|archive-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204075027/http://www.mustila.fi/en/plants/betula/fruticosa|url-status=dead}} on elevation of {{convert|600|-|1100|m}} in forests, streambanks, and swamps.{{cite journal|url= http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006149|title=Betula fruticosa|publisher=Flora of China|volume=4|page=312}}
Description
The species is {{convert|3|m}} tall and have glabrous branches that are either purplish-brown or grayish-black in colour. Petiole is {{convert|2|-|10|mm}} long and is a hairless as the branches. The peduncle is {{convert|2|-|5|mm}} long but can sometimes be even {{convert|10|mm}}. Female species have an oblong inflorescence which is erect as well. The bracts are ciliate, {{convert|4|-|7|mm}} long, and have elliptic nutlets. The flowers bloom from June to July and the fruits ripe from July to August.
References
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External links
- {{Commons-inline|2=Betula fruticosa}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Betula fruticosa|Betula fruticosa}}
Further reading
- {{cite journal|title=Betula fruticosa|author=Reise Pallas|publisher=Russ. Reich. |volume=3|page=758|year=1776}}
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