1.	Reviewed by James Morefield    Apr 13, 2011
	Action: changed name from "Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia" to "Betula occidentalis "
	Reviewer's comments:
	"Bark reddish-brown, leaves dark shiny green above, female catkins not cone-like, bracts lobed."

 
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