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Transcaucasian birch

2018

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Oxford, United Kingdom

Betula medwediewii is as rare as the plains zebra. Once widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, it is now confined to the Caucasus Mountains, where it was protected from the ice ages. This ancient species grows very slowly and has limited seed dispersal. It is threatened by forestry, agricultural practices and over-grazing from wild and domestic animals such as goats and cows.

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  • Title: Transcaucasian birch
  • Date Created: 2018
  • Location Created: Harcourt Arboretum, Nuneham Courtenay
  • Rights: University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
  • Species: medwediewii
  • Photographer: Samantha Ibbott
  • Genus: Betula
  • Family: Betulaceae
Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum

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