Close up of dwarf birch at Tangle Lakes, Denali Highway
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I believe this is dwarf or resin birch (betula glandulosa). Resin birch and dwarf arctic birch (betula nana) are similar and can occupy the same habitat and cross-pollinate, so identifying them can sometimes be difficult.