Bog Birch

Betula pumila L. - Birch family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Bog Birch: Hemileuca lucina, Hemileuca maia, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Malacosoma californica pluvialis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (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.