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FIRE BIRCH [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tree of the family Betulaceae.

OBS

gray birch: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

white birch: common name also used to refer to Betula papyrifera.

Key term(s)
  • old field birch
  • old-field birch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Betulaceae.

OBS

bouleau gris : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

... originario de los Estados Unidos, donde vegeta en tierras guijarrosas y húmedas, y alcanza una altura de 15 m; su madera es blanda ...

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