Betula pumila Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 621; Mantissa Plantarum: 124. 1767.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 7124.

Lectotype (designated here by Reveal): Herb. Linn. No. 1109.11 (LINN) .

Current name: Betula pumila L. ( Betulaceae).