Filed As:

Betulaceae
Betula alleghaniensis Britton

All Determinations:

Betula alleghaniensis Britton det. C. A. Gracie, 13 Apr 2014

Common Names:

yellow birch

Location:

United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Town of Pound Ridge. Vicinity of the entrance to the eastern loop of the Zofnass Family Preserve of the Westchester Land Trust's Wilderness Walk. Alt. 163m. (535 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. A. Mori 27692 with C. A. Gracie, 20 Apr 2014

Description:

Tree, 18 m tall. Low, thick buttresses. Bark peeling in thin, curled sheets, with horizontally oriented lenticels. Tree leafless. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Generally growing in well-drained soil. Common wiithin forest.

Other:

Specimen Notes: No herbarium specimen collected. Vouchered with images only.

Identifiers:

GUID: 267c012a-4925-4e07-9e28-5eec3c10b086

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (41.1815, -73.5848)

Distribution:

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