Summary description from Wikipedia:

Betula occidentalis in languages:

Chinese

水樺

English

water birch

English

red birch

English

black birch

English

spring birch

Estonian

läänekask

French

bouleau fontinal

Polish

brzoza zachodnia

Russian

Берёза западная

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Parent Taxon

• Betula

Sibling Taxa

• Betula alleghaniensis
• Betula alnoides
• Betula alpestris
• Betula apoiensis
• Betula ashburneri
• Betula baschkirica
• Betula bomiensis
• Betula calcicola
• Betula celtiberica
• Betula chichibuensis
• Betula chinensis
• Betula cordifolia
• Betula coriaceifolia
• Betula corylifolia
• Betula costata
• Betula cylindrostachya
• Betula dauurica
• Betula divaricata
• Betula ermanii
• Betula falcata
• Betula fruticosa
• Betula glandulosa
• Betula globispica
• Betula gmelinii
• Betula grossa
• Betula gynoterminalis
• Betula honanensis
• Betula humilis
• Betula insignis
• Betula karagandensis
• Betula klokovii
• Betula kweichowensis
• Betula lanata
• Betula lenta
• Betula luminifera
• Betula maximowicziana
• Betula medwediewii
• Betula megrelica
• Betula michauxii
• Betula microphylla
• Betula murrayana
• Betula nana
• Betula neoalaskana
• Betula nigra
• Betula occidentalis
• Betula oycoviensis
• Betula papyrifera
• Betula pendula
• Betula platyphylla
• Betula populifolia
• Betula potamophila
• Betula potaninii
• Betula psammophila
• Betula pubescens
• Betula pumila
• Betula raddeana
• Betula schmidtii
• Betula sunanensis
• Betula tianschanica
• Betula turkestanica
• Betula uber
• Betula utilis
• Betula zinserlingii
• Betula × aurata
• Betula × avatshensis
• Betula × bottnica
• Betula × caerulea
• Betula × dugleana
• Betula × dutillyi
• Betula × eastwoodiae
• Betula × heptopotamica
• Betula × hornei
• Betula × intermedia
• Betula × jackii
• Betula × minor
• Betula × paramushirensis
• Betula × plettkei
• Betula × purpusii
• Betula × raymundii
• Betula × sandbergii
• Betula × sargentii
• Betula × uliginosa
• Betula × utahensis
• Betula × winteri
• Betula × zimpelii

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