ON THIS PLANT
Betula megrelica, the Megrelian birch, is a very rare species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae. It is native to western Georgia, and has only been found in two locations, Mt. Migaria and Mt. Jvari, in the Egrisi Range of the Caucasus Mountains. A shrub or small tree reaching 4 m (13 ft), it is typically found in thickets at elevations from 1,200 to 2,000 m. A dodecaploid, it is in a clade with the decaploid B. medwediewii and the diploid B. lenta. In spite of its rarity and endangered status, it is available from specialty nurseries.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Betula
- Family
- Betulaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Megrelian Birch
