¶ Betula pendula
¶ Silver birch (Ruwe berk)
Trees
¶ Why this species, in the context of the Amsterdamse Bos
Host of the most photogenic pairing in the Bos: Amanita muscaria (vliegenzwam) under birch in the open peat-zone stands between De Heuvel and the Bosbaan. The graph counts 62 A. muscaria observations across multiple birch and pine partners — but the iconic red-and-white image belongs to this tree.
¶ Facts from the graph
| Total observations in the Bos | 26 |
| First recorded | 1980-06-09 |
| Last recorded | 2026-05-14 |
| Max rarity tier | 1 — common |
¶ Top sub-locations within the Bos
- Amsterdamse Bos — 4 observations
- Amstelveen - De Poel — 4 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Kleine Vijver — 2 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Heuvel / Manege — 2 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Schotse Hooglanders / Camping — 2 observations
¶ Explore
- View this species on the Bos map → (all observations, plotted geographically)
- Species page on waarneming.nl
- Bos-filtered observation list on waarneming.nl
- One example observation
Data derived from 136,107 waarneming.nl observations at location 5013 (Amsterdamse Bos), scraped May 2026. Bos-context text: manually composed from the Bosplan 2020–2030, amsterdamsebos.nl, and the existing Het Onzichtbare Zichtbaar dossiers.