Mountain paper birch (Betula cordifolia)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Betula cordifolia

Common English name: Mountain paper birch

Other names: Mountain white birch, eastern paper birch

French name: Bouleau à feuilles cordées

Habitat

Grows in cool higher elevations areas on the east coast of North America.

Other notes

This birch can be distinguished from Paper birch by its tendency towards a heart-shaped leaf base.