"Betula lenta. 1. male flowers; 2. female flowers; 3. perpendicular section of a ripe fruit; 4. transverse section of it." -Lindley, 1853

Sweet Birch

"Betula lenta. 1. male flowers; 2. female flowers; 3. perpendicular section of a ripe fruit; 4. transverse…

This shows the four staminate and one pistillate ament of Sweet Birch, Betula lenta, (Keeler, 1915).

Sweet Birch Branch

This shows the four staminate and one pistillate ament of Sweet Birch, Betula lenta, (Keeler, 1915).

Seeds of Florida elms: the samara of (a), white ash (Fraxinus americana); (b), slippery elm (Ulmus rubra); and (c), sweet birch (Betula lenta).

Florida Elms

Seeds of Florida elms: the samara of (a), white ash (Fraxinus americana); (b), slippery elm (Ulmus rubra);…

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Sweet Birch, Betula lenta (Keeler, 1915).

Sweet Birch Fruit

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Sweet Birch, Betula lenta (Keeler, 1915).

Also known as Betula lenta. A species of birch native to eastern North America.

Branch of Sweet Birch

Also known as Betula lenta. A species of birch native to eastern North America.