Latin name:
Betula neoalaskana
Sarg.
Botanical family:
Betulaceae
Growth habit:
Shrub
Vernacular name(s):
Alaska paper birch, white birch (Eng.)
bouleau d'Alaska (Fr.)
k'i (Chipewyan)
Uses:
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Leaves :
Chewed and plastered on wasp stings to extract the poison [Chipewyan 92].