Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica

Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica, the Sichuan birch or Szechuan birch, is a birch subspecies native to southeastern Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and northern Yunnan in western China.^[2] It is conical in shape, growing to 20 meters in height, with white bark, yellow-green male catkins or green female catkins, and dark, blue-green leaves.

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica
Conservation status
Data Deficient (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. pendula
Subspecies:	B. p. subsp. szechuanica
Trinomial name
Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Ashburner & McAll.
Synonyms[2]
Betula japonica var. rockii Rehder Betula japonica var. szechuanica C.K.Schneid. Betula mandshurica var. rockii (Rehder) Rehder Betula mandshurica var. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder Betula platyphylla var. rockii (Rehder) Rehder Betula platyphylla var. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder Betula rockii (Rehder) C.-A.Jansson Betula szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) C.-A.Jansson

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