Betula microphylla

Betula microphylla is a species of flowering plant in the Betulaceae family. It is a tree native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan in Central Asia; the Altai Mountains, including the Altai, Buryatia, Krasnoyarsk, and Tuva regions of Russia; Xinjiang, and Mongolia.^[2] It is a multi-stemmed tree, up to six meters tall, which grows in temperate broadleaf forests and along streams in dry steppe valleys.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Betula microphylla
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Betula
Subgenus:	Betula subg. Betula
Species:	B. microphylla
Binomial name
Betula microphylla Bunge
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy Betula baranovii Sukaczev Betula czatkalensis V.N.Vassil. Betula derbetica P.A.Baranov Betula derbetica var. amnicola P.A.Baranov Betula fedtschenkoana V.N.Vassil. Betula fruticosa var. cuneifolia Regel Betula gordiaginii P.A.Baranov Betula halophila Ching Betula kelleriana Sukaczev Betula microphylla var. baischanti P.A.Baranov Betula microphylla var. caraganicola P.A.Baranov Betula microphylla var. elongala P.A.Baranov Betula microphylla var. laciniata P.A.Baranov Betula microphylla var. lobatula P.A.Baranov Betula microphylla var. monticola P.A.Baranov Betula microphylla var. rezniczenkoana Litv. Betula microphylla var. tumantica Chang Y.Yang & J.Wang Betula pavlovii P.A.Baranov Betula pavlovii var. sagliana P.A.Baranov Betula rezniczenkoana (Litv.) Schischk. Betula rezniczenkoana var. gracillima P.A.Baranov Betula rezniczenkoana var. litwinovii P.A.Baranov Betula rezniczenkoana var. obiquesquamata P.A.Baranov Betula rumnica P.A.Baranov Betula tessingolica P.A.Baranov Betula tumantica Chang Y.Yang & J.Wang Betula turunica P.A.Baranov

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Betula microphylla is a tetraploid, placed in section Betula subgenus Betula. There are no clear morphological boundaries between it and the other tetraploid species B. tianschanica and B. ovalifolia, or the diploid B. humilis. All grow in open wetlands.^[3]