Betula occidentalis Hook.

  • Filed As

    Betulaceae
    Betula occidentalis Hook.

  • Collector(s)

    A. A. Heller 8266, 09 May 1906

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Inyo Co. Silver Canyon in the White Mountains east of Laws.

  • Habitat

    On the banks of a small stream.

  • Description

    It is a asmall slender tree not over fifteen to twenty feet high, usually smaller, with yellowish bark. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    The original came from the "Straights of De Fuca"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00963763

    Occurrence ID: 338a2e6b-df76-46b7-b8ce-72661750213e

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Inyo Co.

  • Locality

    Silver Canyon in the White Mountains east of Laws

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1676 m. (5499 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.4056, -118.315

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    It also occurs along streams in the Sierra foothills west of Bishop in granite formation

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Betula Occidentaus Hook. FI. Bor. Am. 3: 155. 183g.
No. 8266, collected May 16, in Silver canyon in the White
mountains opposite Laws, Inyo county, at about 5500 feet ele-
vation, on the banks of a small stream. It also occurs along
streams in the Sierra foothills west of Bishop in granite forma-
tion. It is a small slender tree not over fifteen or twenty feet
high, usually smaller, with yellowish bark. The original came
from the “Straits of De Fuca.”
PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA
Inyo County
8266 BETDLA OCCIDENTALIS Hook.
Silver Canyon in the White mountains east of Laws ,
A. A, Heller, Collector	May 9, 1906
00963763