Dwarf Birch

Betula nana L. - Birch family

Size

Plant Type: Shrub, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Dwarf Birch: Acleris celiana, Acleris logiana placidana, Aethalura intertexta, Anagoga occiduaria, Archiearis infans, Boloria frigga saga, Campaea perlata, Clepsis persicana, Cyclophora pendulinaria, Drepana arcuata, Ectropis crepuscularia, Epinotia solicitana, Epinotia stroemiana, Eufidonia discospilata, Hydriomena furcata, Macaria anataria, Macaria occiduaria, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Nymphalis antiopa, Pandemis canadana, Pero morrisonaria, Phyllodesma americana, Plagodis phlogosaria, Plemyria georgii, Rheumaptera hastata, Selenia alciphearia, Semiothisa ulsterata, Spiramater lutra, Swammerdamia caesilla, Syngrapha diasema, Syngrapha interrogationis, Xestia speciosa, Xestia tecta, Ypsolopha dorsimaculella

Native Range

DEN: Greenland
CAN: Northwest Territorie

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.