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Alnus glutinosa
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
Betula alleghaniensis
Betula cordifolia
Betula ×dutillyi
Betula glandulosa
Betula michauxii
Betula minor
Betula papyrifera
Betula pendula
Betula pendula x Betula cordifolia hybrid complex
Betula pumila var. pumila
Betula pumila x Betula michauxii
Betula ×sandbergii
Corylus avellana
Corylus cornuta ssp. cornuta

Alnus glutinosa (Linnaeus) Gaertner  -  Black Alder, European Alder - [NF] [e]

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Junction Pond. Entrance to Bond Estate municipal park. May 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins, Fading Male Catkins, and Leaves
Trunk
Branch
Whole Tree [smallish specimen]

St. John's, Newfoundland. Virginia River. Johnson Family Trail, above Logy Bay Road. July 31, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Cones
Female Cones
Female Cones
Leaf
Leaf
Leafy Branches

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Junction Pond. Entrance to Bond Estate municipal park. September 9, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Female Cones
Developing Female Cones
Developing Male Catkins
Leaf

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Alnus incana (Linnaeus) Moench subsp. rugosa (DuRoi) R. T. Clausen  -  Speckled Alder, Tag Alder - [NF, LAB]

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. February 12, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Terminal Bud
Lateral Bud
Lateral Bud
Buds
Buds
Male Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Male and Female Catkins
Old Female Cones
Habitat

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. April 9, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Flowering Branches

Carbonear, Newfoundland. Near Princess NaGeira Theatre. Pond edge. April 9, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Bud
Bud

St. John's, Newfoundland. Virginia River, just above Logy Bay Road. Shrubbery near river edge. April 18, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Flowering Branches

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. April 29, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins
Male Catkins

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. April 29, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkin, Closeup
Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins, Closeup
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Male and Female Catkins
Bud Gall

St. John's, Newfoundland. Virginia River, just above Logy Bay Road. Shrubbery near river edge. May 2, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowering Branches
Trees in Habitat

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. May 22, 2004 [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins
Female Catkins and New Leaves
Faded Male Catkins
Faded Male Catkins
Female Catkins, Faded Male Catkins, and New Leaves
Female Catkins, Faded Male Catkins, and New Leaves
Female Catkins, Faded Male Catkins, and New Leaves
Old Cones
New Leaves
New Leaves
New Leaves
Branches
Branches
Whole Tree

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. June 5, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins
Female Catkins and Leaves
Old Cones and Leaves
Leaf
Leaf, Underside
Leaves
Leaves

Burgeo, Newfoundland. Sandbanks Provincial Park. July 15, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaf
Leaves

Carbonear, Newfoundland. Near Princess NaGeira Theatre. Pond edge. June 20, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Cones
Leaf

Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland. Sandy Pond. Trail on "far side" of pond. Near pond edge. August 1, 2011. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaf infected by Eriophyid gall mites
Leaf infected by Eriophyid gall mites
Leaf infected by Eriophyid gall mites
Leaf infected by Eriophyid gall mites
Leaf infected by Eriophyid gall mites
Leaf infected by Eriophyid gall mites
Leaf infected by Eriophyid gall mites

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Alnus viridis (Chaix) de Candolle subsp. crispa (Dryander ex Aiton) Turrill ex Aiton  -  Mountain Alder, Green Alder - [NF, LAB]

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. February 12, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins
Male Catkins and Rudimentary Female Catkins
Male Catkins and Rudimentary Female Catkins
Male Catkins and Rudimentary Female Catkins
Rudimentary Female Catkins
Hairy Twig
Hairy Twig
Lateral Bud
Lateral Bud
Lateral Bud
Old Female Cones
Habitat

Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Roadside. May 10, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins
Buds

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. May 22, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Old Cones, and Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Branches with Male Catkins

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Old railbed. May 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins
Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Female and Male Catkins
Old Cones

Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Roadside. Late May 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins, with Old Cones

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meetinghouse Road. Roadsides. May 26, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins

Bauline, Newfoundland. Three Island Pond Road. Disturbed roadside. May 27, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins, Closeup
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Twig and Catkin Bases

Bauline, Newfoundland. Three Island Pond Road. Disturbed roadside. June 2, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins and Developing Leaves
Male Catkins and Developing Leaves
Leaf

Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. South River. Edge of mixed woods. June 2, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Male Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins and New Leaves
Female Catkins and New Leaves
Female Catkins and New Leaves
Female Catkins and New Leaves
Male and Female Catkins

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Old railbed east of shore highway, near main town junction. June 5, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins and Developing Leaves

Makinsons, Newfoundland. Near Roache's Line. Edge of mixed woods. June 5, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Old Cones
Leaf

Burgeo, Newfoundland. Sandbanks Provincial Park. Edge of mixed woods. July 15, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaf

Red Cliffs, west of Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Shrubery near edge of mixed woods. July 25, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Female Cones
Developing Female Cones
Developing Female Cones
Developing Female Cones, and Leaves
Developing Female Cones, and Leaves

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove. Open area in old fields. July 28, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Female Cones
Developing Female Cones
Developing Female Cones, and Leaves

St. John's, Newfoundland. Torbay Road area. Along Johnson Family Trail, proceeding northward towards Ring Road. August 25, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Stipules and Leaf Bases
Stipules and Leaf Bases
Stipules and Leaf Bases
Stipules and Leaf Bases

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Betula alleghaniensis Britton  -  Yellow Birch - [NF]

Bonne Bay, Newfoundland. 1994. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

Trunk and Foliage

Piper's Hole River, Newfoundland. Mixed woods along old car track. June 23, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Broom
Broom
Broom

Swift Current, Newfoundland. Kilmorey Lodge. Above beach. Mixed woods. July 20, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves and Female Catkins
Leaves and Female Catkins
Leaves and Female Catkins
Leaf
Leaf
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Low Branches
Bark
Bark

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Second Pond, south of Junction Pond. Mixed woods near pond. August 27, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves
Leaves
Leaves

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Second Pond, south of Junction Pond. Mixed woods near pond. September 11, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves
Leaves

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Betula cordifolia Regel  -  Heartleaf Birch, Mountain White Birch - [NF, LAB]

Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Behind paper mill. Open shrubbery. May 29, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Catkins and Young Leaves
Catkins and Young Leaves
Young Leaves

Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Water Supply Road. Mixed spruce/fir/birch woods. June 1, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins and New Leaves
Closeup of Male Catkins

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Betula glandulosa Michaux  -  Glandular Birch, Scrub Birch - [NF, LAB]

Saglek Bay, Labrador. North Arm. July 10, 2009. [Digital - Hannie Fitzgerald]

Leaves and Twigs
Leaves and Twigs

Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Leaves and Twigs
Leaves and Twigs

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Betula michauxii Spach  -  Newfoundland Dwarf Birch - [NF, LAB]

Little Soldiers Pond, southwest of St. John's, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway. Boggy fen. July 16, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Flowering Branch
Leafy Twig

Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland. Boggy. August 2, 2011. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Fruiting Branch, Female
Fruiting Branch, Female
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Fruiting Branch, Male
Fruiting Branch, Male

Little Soldiers Pond, southwest of St. John's, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway. Boggy fen. August 4, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Stem and Leaves
Stem and Leaves
Stem and Leaves
Leaves

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Betula minor (Tuckerman) Fernald  -  Dwarf White Birch - [NF, LAB]

St. Lewis access road, Labrador. Mixed shrubbery in alpine heath. July 9, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves

Trans Labrador Highway, 57.4 km east of Red Bay, Labrador. Shrubbery. July 29, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves

Hawke Hill, near Holyrood, Newfoundland. Alpine barrens. September 7, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaf
Leaf
Leaves
Leaves

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Betula papyrifera Marshall  -  White Birch, Paper Birch - [NF, LAB]

Beachy Cove, near Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Roadside. June 1, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkin, Closeup
Female Catkins and Developing Leaves, Closeup
Female Catkin and Developing Leaves
Female Catkin and Developing Leaves
Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Bark Young tree

Bauline, Newfoundland. Three Island Pond Road. Disturbed roadside. June 2, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male and Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Male and Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Male and Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Male and Female Catkins and Developing Leaves
Male Catkins and Developing Leaves
Developing Leaves
Flowering Branch

St. John's, Newfoundland. Torbay Road area. Johnson Family Trail near Arterial Road. July 3, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkin
Female Catkins and Leaves
Leaf

Brigus, Newfoundland. Town. October 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Winter Bud
Leaves

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Betula pendula Roth  -  European White Birch - [NF] [i]

Brigus, Newfoundland. Town. October 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Male Catkins
Developing Male Catkins
Developing Female Catkin
Developing Female Catkin
Developing Female Catkin and Leaves
Developing Female Catkin and Leaves
Developing Female Catkin and Leaves
Developing Female Catkin and Leaves
Developing Female Catkin and Leaves
Bud
Bud
Bud
Twig and Buds
Twigs and Leaves
Twigs and Leaves
Leaf
Leaf
Branch
Branch
Branch
Tree

Cupids, Newfoundland. Roadside. September 22, 2009. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Catkins
Male Catkins, and Leaf
Female Catkin
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Catkins, and Leaves
Leaf, Closeup
Leaf
Leaves
Leaves
Axial Bud
Axial Bud
Trunk
Trunk
Trunk
Trunk
Trunk
Trunk
Trunk
Trunk

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Betula pendula Roth x cordifolia/papyrifera hybrid complex  -  "Waterford Valley Birch" [sensu A. Robertson] - [NF]

St. John's, Newfoundland. Waterford River. June 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Male Catkins and Leaves
Male Catkins and Leaves
Male Catkins and Leaves
Catkins and Leaves
Leaf
Leaves

St. John's, Newfoundland. Waterford River. August 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruiting Branches

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Betula pumila Linnaeus var. pumila  -  Dwarf Birch, Bog Birch - [NF, LAB]

Big Brook, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. June 15, 2002. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Catkins and Leaves

Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. West side. Snowbed area near shore. July 6, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Catkins and Leaves

Flower's Cove, Newfoundland. Lower "White Rocks". Narrow chasms within limestone pavement. Plants rooting in water. July 10, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Shrub
Whole Shrub (foreground), Salix candida behind

Table Head, Newfoundland. Old road siding. Limestone barrens. July 20, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves

Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Tundra heath. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Catkins, and Leaves

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Corylus cornuta Marshall subsp. cornuta  -  Beaked Hazelnut - [NF]

Marble Mountain, Newfoundland. Beaver pond trail. Mixed woods. July 3, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Leaves

Piper's Hole River, Newfoundland. Mixed woods. July 10, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Leaf
Leaves

Marble Mountain, Newfoundland. Beaver pond trail. Mixed woods. July 17, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits and Leaves
Leaves

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