Betula pendula Roth

  • Filed As

    Betulaceae
    Betula pendula Roth

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Brodovich 1314, 14 Oct 1999

  • Location

    United States of America. Michigan. Ingham Co. Lansing. Immediately west of he I-496 off-ramp; about 100 yards north of Dunckel Road. Part of Michigan State University's Bear Lake Bog property.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2477363

    Occurrence ID: 86564f82-a2d1-4004-9516-5ad95e73b920

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Betulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Betula pendula Roth

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Michigan

  • County/Municipio

    Ingham Co.

  • City/Township

    Lansing

  • Locality

    Immediately west of he I-496 off-ramp; about 100 yards north of Dunckel Road. Part of Michigan State University's Bear Lake Bog property.

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PLANTS OF MICHIGAN
SPECIES: Betula pendula Roth x B. populifolia Marsh.
COUNTY: Ingham
MUNICIPALITY: City of Lansing
TOWNSHIP: 04N RANGE: 02 SECTION: 35
SUBSECTION: SE 1/4 of NE 1/4
LATITUDE: -
LONGITUDE: -
LOCATION: Immediately west of the I-496 off-ramp;
about 100 yards north of Dunckel Road.
Part of Michigan State University's Bear
Lake Bog property.
HABITAT: Young woods; on moist peat.
ASSOCIATES: Prunus serotina (frequent); Acer rubrum
(frequent); Rhamnus frangula (very
common); Vaccinium corymbosum
(frequent); Lonicera morrowi
(occasional); Larix laricina
(uncommon); Rubus hispidus; Pteridium
aquilinum; Aster umbellatus; Solidago
rugosa.
ABUNDANCE: Common; well over 100 mature trees.
DATE: 17 October 1999
COLLECTOR: W. W. Brodovich
NUMBER: 1314
NOTES: This birch population reportedly became
established after a fire. The trees are now
mature and many are senescing. No birch
seedlings or saplings were observed. Nearly
all trunks are solitary and straight. Lower
branches are more or less horizontal; upper
are strongly ascending. The bark on the lower
2 meters of mature trunks tends to be more
blackish than white and the bark at the trunk
bases is often longitudinally furrowed. There is
no peeling of the bark. The largest trees have
trunks about 10 inches in diameter at breast
height and are about 40 feet tall.
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