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Dwarf Birch

Betula nana

766Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
7Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May4
Jun174
Jul376
Aug160
Sep16
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Aberdeenshire Scotland666
2Highland Scotland83
3Perth and Kinross Scotland4
4City of Edinburgh Scotland3
5Cumbria England1
6Thurrock England1
7Angus Scotland1
2 England740 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
766
Peak month
July
Counties with records
7
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Betula nana
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,337
Most recorded in
Aberdeenshire, Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Betula
Name with authority
Betula nana L.
Contributing datasets
16

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q157628 · GBIF 5332004