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PLANTS

Gray birch

Betula populifolia

Plants
NativeTree · ShrubPerennialBrown flowers
Gray birch, photo 1 of 5
Gray birch, In flower
Gray birch, In fruit
10 mHeight

Perennial tree reaching 10 m. Grows in forests.

There are 8,934 observations of Gray birch in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from May to July and become rare from December to February.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie2,281
  2. Centre-du-Québec2,034
  3. Montérégie1,338
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches1,028
  5. Mauricie724
  6. Lanaudière575
  7. Capitale-Nationale506
  8. Laurentides301
  9. Montréal60
  10. Outaouais29
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent24
  12. Laval14
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  16. Nord-du-Québec2

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
European white birchBetula pendula
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
River birchBetula nigra
American beechFagus grandifolia
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Mountain paper birchBetula cordifolia
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Black cherryPrunus serotina
SycamorePlatanus occidentalis
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata