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Silver birch
Silver birch
(Betula pendula)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Betula
Size
Height: up to 25 m
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Status
Common in the UK.
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