Betula platyphylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Betula |
Subgenus: | Betula subg. Betula |
Species: | B. platyphylla
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Binomial name | |
Betula platyphylla |
Betula platyphylla, the Asian white birch[1] or Japanese white birch,[2] is a tree species in the family Betulaceae.[1][3] It can be found in subarctic and temperate Asia in Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Russian Far East and Siberia. It can grow to be 30 m (98 ft) tall.[3]