Betulaceae

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 - Grey Alder
  • Alnus rubra - Red alder
  • Alnus viridis - Green Alder
• Betula - Birches
  • Betula pendula - Silver Birch
  • Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch
  • Betula nigra - River Birch

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Kew checklist - Fagales

Fagales

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