Betula gmelinii

Betula gmelinii is a species of birch native to the Altai, Siberia, Mongolia, northeastern China, the Korean peninsula and Hokkaido in Japan.^[3] It prefers to live in sandy soils. Its 'Mount Apoi' cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[4]

Betula gmelinii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Betula
Species:	B. gmelinii
Binomial name
Betula gmelinii Bunge[2]
Synonyms
List Betula apoiensis Nakai ex H.Hara Betula fruticosa subsp. gmelinii (Bunge) Kitag. Betula fruticosa var. gmelinii (Bunge) Regel Betula miyoshii Nakai Betula niijimae Nakai Chamaebetula gmelinii (Bunge) Opiz