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PLANTS

Bog birch

Betula pumila

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialYellow flowers
Bog birch, photo 1 of 5
Bog birch, In flower
Bog birch, In fruit
6.1 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 6.1 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 333 observations of Bog birch in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord114
  2. Nord-du-Québec66
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean56
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue45
  5. Lanaudière11
  6. Capitale-Nationale11
  7. Mauricie10
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  11. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Resin birchBetula glandulosa
Bog birchBetula nana
Gray alderAlnus incana
River birchBetula nigra
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Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Siberian elmUlmus pumila
TOXIC
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White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
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ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Newfoundland dwarf birchBetula michauxii