Betula pendula Roth
Publ. & Syn.Betula verrucosa Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 5: 161 (1790); 6: 98 (1791). Internal note: Type information lacking.
Chromosomes(1) 28 (2x). - Europe. - Numerous reports.
(2) 42 (3x). - Europe (Fennoscandia). - Jonsell (2000c, secondary report from three provinces).
All chromosome count reports from Fennoscandia refer to the southern var. pendula (Jonsell 2000c). The triploids recorded from Scandinavia may be due to hybridization between diploid B. pendula and tetraploid B. pubescens. Such hybrids are frequent (e.g., Jonsell 2000c; Elven et al. 2005).
GeographyEuropean - Asian (W).
Parent taxonBetula L.
Child taxa Betula pendula var. lapponica (Lindq.) Hämet-Ahti
PAF ID610201
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)