IBEROATLANTICA

Overview

This European diploid species occurs naturally only in the eastern border of the ecoregion, not far from the Pyrenees. It can be distinguished by a) the deeper teeth in the leaves, which are often rhomboidal in shape, b) the idiosyncratic pendant young twigs, glabrous but with abundant resinous glands, and c) the large, deep, black diamond-shaped cracks in the bark of adult trees.

Status

Native

Nomenclature

Betula pendula Roth Euro+Med Plantbase

Species data in Europe

See the complete information sheet in FloraVeg.EU

Habitats

This species has been recorded in the following habitats (only habitats with species frequency > 5% are shown).:

Mixed forests on acid soils 5%, Mountain Quercus forests on acid soils 3%, Montane Betula celtiberica forests 2%, Riverine Fraxinus-Alnus forest, wet at high but not at low water 2%, Alnus swamp forests not on acid peat 1%

Regional distribution

Localities (10 x 10 km) where the species has been recorded in the context of the study area. The complete distribution of the species in the Iberian Peninsula can be found in AFLIBER.