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Paper Birch
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
80-140 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Boreal forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This slender tree grows in northern forests and thrives in recently burned soil. Its white bark sheds in thin, papery sheets to prevent insects from nesting on the trunk.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Betula
Species
Betula papyrifera