Silver Birch (Betula pendula) - Detail

Species Detail - Silver Birch (Betula pendula) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Vascular plants: Online Atlas of Vascular Plants 2012 Onwards".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

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Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Betula pendula

Common Name Silver Birch

Taxon Version Key NBNSYS0000003827 UnverifiedUnverified

Synonyms Betula alba auct. , Betula alba pro parte L., Betula verrucosa Ehrh.

Designations N/A

Abbreviation bepen

Authority Roth

Group flowering plant

Rank Species

Number Of Records 581

Number Of 10Km Squares 242

Number Of 50Km Squares 95

Oldest Record 01/01/2002

Newest Record 17/09/2024

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 2 January (recorded in 2020)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 29 December (recorded in 2018)

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Citation Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Vascular plants: Online Atlas of Vascular Plants 2012 Onwards, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Silver Birch (Betula pendula), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/409/Species/29201>

Species Detail - Silver Birch (Betula pendula) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Vascular plants: Online Atlas of Vascular Plants 2012 Onwards".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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