Betula megrelica, the Megrelian birch, is a very rare species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae.
[1][2] It is native to western Georgia, and has only been found in two locations, Mt.
Javari, in the Egrisi Range of the Caucasus Mountains.
[1][2][3] A dodecaploid, it is in a clade with the decaploid B. medwediewii (Caucasian birch) and the diploid B. lenta (cherry birch, native to eastern North America).
[4] In spite of its rarity and endangered status, it is available from specialty nurseries.