Water Birch
Betula occidentalis Hook. - Birch family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Water Birch: Coleophora piperata, Dysstroma citrata, Epinotia stroemiana, Eupithecia perfusca, Hyalophora euryalus, Macaria exauspicata, Papilio rutulus
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (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.