Carpinus caroliniana Walter

  • Filed As

    Betulaceae
    Carpinus caroliniana Walter

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 27894, 03 May 2015

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve, Town of Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York. Eastern Loop, straight to first hill near bottom.

  • Habitat

    Deciduous forest.

  • Description

    Small tree, 3 m tall; bark smooth, gray, with vertical patterns (see photo). Twigs reddish-brown, leaf bud scales with brown at tips, lenticels white, stipules oblong, 6 x 3 mm; secondary veins with white tufts of trichomes in axils with midrib,. Catkins pendent, bracts green, somewhat tinged with red, with scattered simple trichomes, these often on apex of anthers. The anthers had not yet dehisced and there was no sign of female flowers. Male flowers with aboiut 15 stamens. Three days later all male catkins spent and flowers of females catkins with red stigmas. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Tree visited again on 6 May 2015 and female catkins were in flower and the leaves flushed but still not at adult slze

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02269452

    Occurrence ID: dcc856cf-2765-4b5d-bafd-44f622e4f6b1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Betulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Carpinus caroliniana Walter det S. A. Mori, 03 May 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Westchester Co.

  • Locality

    Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve, Town of Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York. Eastern Loop, straight to first hill near bottom.

  • Coordinates

    41.1811, -73.5858

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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