Betula lenta [SEP] parent taxon
Betula lenta
Betula lenta (sweet birch, also known as black birch, cherry birch, mahogany birch, or spice birch) is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.
Characteristics and habitat.
"Betula lenta" is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching tall, exceptionally to with a trunk up to diameter. Heights of to are more typical. In younger trees the bark is characteristic of most birches
of North America: "Betula lenta" RangeMap:
- "Betula lenta" images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu