Species
See also: Taxonomy of Betula- Birches native to Europe and Asia include
- Betula aetniensis—Sicilian birch
- Betula albosinensis—Chinese red birch
- Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis—north Chinese red birch
- Betula alnoides—alder-leaf birch
- Betula austrosinensis—South China birch
- Betula carpatica—Carpathian birch
- Betula chinensis—Chinese dwarf birch
- Betula dalecarlica
- Betula ermanii—Erman's birch
- Betula grossa—Japanese cherry birch
- Betula jacquemontii (Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii)—white-barked Himalayan birch
- Betula humilis or Betula kamtschatica— Kamchatka birch platyphylla
- Betula litvinovii
- Betula mandschurica—Manchurian birch
- Betula mandschurica var. japonica—Japanese birch
- Betula maximowiczii—monarch birch
- Betula medwediewii—Caucasian birch
- Betula nana—dwarf birch (also in northern North America)
- Betula pendula—silver birch
- Betula platyphylla (Betula pendula var. platyphylla)—Siberian silver birch
- Betula pubescens—downy birch, also known as white, European white or hairy birch (Europe and northern Asia)
- Betula pubescens subspecies tortuosa—arctic downy birch (subarctic Eurasia)
- Betula szechuanica (Betula pendula var. szechuanica)—Sichuan birch
- Betula tianshanica
- Betula utilis—Himalayan birch
Note: many American texts have B. pendula and B. pubescens confused, though they are distinct species with different chromosome numbers.
- Birches native to North America include
- Betula alleghaniensis—yellow birch (B. lutea)
- Betula cordifolia—mountain paper birch
- Betula glandulosa—American dwarf birch
- Betula kenaica—Kenai birch
- Betula lenta—sweet birch, cherry birch, or black birch
- Betula lenta subsp. uber—Virginia round-leaf birch (endemic, Cressy Creek, Smyth County, Virginia)
- Betula michauxii—Newfoundland dwarf birch
- Betula minor—dwarf white birch
- Betula nana—dwarf birch or bog birch (also in northern Europe and Asia)
- Betula neoalaskana—Alaska birch or Yukon birch
- Betula nigra—river birch or black birch
- Betula occidentalis—water birch or red birch (B. fontinalis)
- Betula papyrifera—paper birch, canoe birch or American white birch
- Betula populifolia—gray birch
- Betula pumila—swamp birch
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