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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Betula |
| Subgenus: | Betula subg. Betula |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | B. p. subsp. szechuanica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Ashburner & McAll. | |
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References
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- ↑ Shaw, K.; Wilson, B.; Roy , S. (2014). "Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T194625A2353523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194625A2353523.en. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Ashburner & McAll". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- GBIF entry
- Alison Hoblyn and Marie O'Hara, Green Flowers: Unexpected Beauty for the Garden, Container Or Vase, page 40, Timber Press, 2009. ISBN 9780881929195.