Betulaceae - Definition and Overview

Birch family
Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fagales Family: Betulaceae
Genera
Alnus - Alders Betula - Birches

Betulaceae, or the Birch Family, includes two genera of trees and shrubs, the birches and the alders. The family is often treated as also including the Corylaceae: hazels, hornbeams and hop-hornbeams.

Example species of the two genera are:

• Alnus - Alders
  • Alnus glutinosa - Black alder
  • Alnus incana - Speckled alder
  • Alnus rubra - Red alder
  • Alnus viridis - Green or Mountain alder
• Betula - Birches
  • Betula pendula - Silver birch
  • Betula papyrifera - Paper birch
  • Betula nigra - River birch

External link

Kew checklist - Fagales (http://www.kew.org/wcb/aboutfag.html)

Fagales

Betulaceae - Corylaceae - Fagaceae - Ticodendraceae - Casuarinaceae - Juglandaceae - Rhoipteleaceae - Myricaceae