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PLANTS

Bog birch

Betula nana

Plants
ShrubPerennialGreen flowersavril to mai
Bog birch, photo 1 of 5
Bog birch, In flower
Bog birch, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 91 cm. Grows on the tundra and in marshes. Green flowers, from April to May.

There are 7 observations of Bog birch in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec3
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  3. Capitale-Nationale2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
MountainAntoine Dervin
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Resin birchBetula glandulosa
Bog birchBetula pumila
Newfoundland dwarf birchBetula michauxii
Snowbed willowSalix herbacea
Bog blueberryVaccinium uliginosum
European white birchBetula pendula
SweetgaleMyrica gale
European aspenPopulus tremula
TwinflowerLinnaea borealis
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi