Latin name:	Betula lenta L.
Botanical family:	Betulaceae
Growth habit:	Tree
Vernacular name(s):	black birch (Eng.) bouleau flexible, merisier rouge (Fr.) winsik, kade-wigwas (Chippewa)
Uses:	• Medicinal plant [Algonquin: 69]. • Bark : Mixed with beech (Fagus grandifolia) and red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) as a remedy for pulmonary trouble. Decoction used against pneumonia and diarrhoea [Chippewa 85]. • Sap : Drunk in tiredness [55].