Betula humilis, known in English as the shrubby birch, is a species of birch native to central and Eastern Europe, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, and Mongolia. The species has ovate leaves that are 1.2–3.5 centimetres (0.47–1.38 in) long and is related to Betula fruticosa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Betula humilis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Betula
- Species
- Betula humilis
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