Betula microphylla

Betula microphylla
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Betula
Subgenus:	Betula subg. Betula
Species:	B. microphylla
Binomial name
	Betula microphylla; Bunge
Synonyms
	Synonymy Betula baranovii Sukaczev ; Betula czatkalensis V.N.Vassil. ; Betula derbetica P.A.Baranov ; Betula derbetica var. amnicola P.A.Baranov ; Betula fedtschenkoana V.N.Vassil. ; Betula fruticosa var. cuneifolia Regel ; Betula gordiaginii P.A.Baranov ; Betula halophila Ching ; Betula kelleriana Sukaczev ; Betula microphylla var. baischanti P.A.Baranov ; Betula microphylla var. caraganicola P.A.Baranov ; Betula microphylla var. elongala P.A.Baranov ; Betula microphylla var. laciniata P.A.Baranov ; Betula microphylla var. lobatula P.A.Baranov ; Betula microphylla var. monticola P.A.Baranov ; Betula microphylla var. rezniczenkoana Litv. ; Betula microphylla var. tumantica Chang Y.Yang & J.Wang ; Betula pavlovii P.A.Baranov ; Betula pavlovii var. sagliana P.A.Baranov ; Betula rezniczenkoana (Litv.) Schischk. ; Betula rezniczenkoana var. gracillima P.A.Baranov ; Betula rezniczenkoana var. litwinovii P.A.Baranov ; Betula rezniczenkoana var. obiquesquamata P.A.Baranov ; Betula rumnica P.A.Baranov ; Betula tessingolica P.A.Baranov ; Betula tumantica Chang Y.Yang & J.Wang ; Betula turunica P.A.Baranov ;

Betula microphylla is a species of flowering plant in the Betulaceae family. It is a tree native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan in Central Asia; the Altai Mountains, including the Altai, Buryatia, Krasnoyarsk, and Tuva regions of Russia; Xinjiang, and Mongolia.^[2] It is a multi-stemmed tree, up to six meters tall, which grows in temperate broadleaf forests and along streams in dry steppe valleys.^[1]

Betula microphylla is a tetraploid, placed in section Betula subgenus Betula. There are no clear morphological boundaries between it and the other tetraploid species B. tianschanica and B. ovalifolia, or the diploid B. humilis. All grow in open wetlands.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Shaw, K., Roy , S. & Wilson, B. 2014. Betula microphylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194582A2350793. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194582A2350793.en. Accessed 10 March 2026.
^ ^a ^b "Betula microphylla Bunge". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
^ Wang, Nian; Kelly, Laura J.; McAllister, Hugh A.; Zohren, Jasmin & Buggs, Richard J.A. (2021). "Resolving phylogeny and polyploid parentage using genus-wide genome-wide sequence data from birch trees". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 160 107126. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107126. PMID 33647400.

[iucn-1] Shaw, K., Roy , S. & Wilson, B. 2014. Betula microphylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194582A2350793. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194582A2350793.en. Accessed 10 March 2026.

[powo-2] "Betula microphylla Bunge". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

[WangKellMcAlZohr21-3] Wang, Nian; Kelly, Laura J.; McAllister, Hugh A.; Zohren, Jasmin & Buggs, Richard J.A. (2021). "Resolving phylogeny and polyploid parentage using genus-wide genome-wide sequence data from birch trees". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 160 107126. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107126. PMID 33647400.

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