Betula pendula Roth

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New York

• County/Municipio

  Suffolk Co.

• City/Township

  Huntington

• Locality

  Long Island, Froehlich Farm Preserve. Ca 252 m south of West Rogues Path (road), 296 m west of West Oakwood Road

• Elevation

  Alt. 56 m. (184 ft.)

• Coordinates

  40.8389, -73.433

• Distribution

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U.S.A. New York. Suffolk Co.: Froehlich Farm Preserve, Town of
Huntington, Long Island, New York. Ca. 252 m south of West Rogues
Path (road), 296 m west of West Oakwood Road. 40°50'20.04"N,
73°25'58.97"W; 56 m elevation.
Tree to 9.1 m, tallest tree in the immediate area. Trunk with slight, faint
vertical black diamond shaped stripes at the base. Twig tips gray-glaucous,
older twigs reddish-brown. Catkin scales yellow, tipped in brown.
Anthers yellow, pollen yellow. Growing in a brushy 21 year old old-field
with Juniperus virginiana, Mains, Alliaria petiolata, Prunus serotina, and
Toxicodendron radicans.
Matthew C. Pace 397
26 April 2009
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