Betula nigra L.

  • Filed As

    Betulaceae
    Betula nigra L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 535, 28 May 2010

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Suffolk Co. Huntington Station, in a recharge basin directly east of Depot Road.

  • Habitat

    Growing in squishy, mucky soil in a more open area of the recharge basin; periodically inundated. With Iris pseudoacorus, Rosa multiflora, and Salix fragilis.

  • Description

    Large multistemmed tree to 20 ft. Older bark orange-brown and scabby; younger bark creamy and peeling in small sheets. In fruit. Population of 20 individuals. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    First Verified Wild Population for Long Island, New York

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2476511

    Occurrence ID: 16f1f0a1-1558-45e1-bd5f-0ac3756c21e9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Betulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Betula nigra L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Suffolk Co.

  • Locality

    Huntington Station, in a recharge basin directly east of Depot Road

  • Coordinates

    40.8371, -73.3946

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First Verified Wild Population for Long Island, New York
Matthew C. Pace 535
40°50'13.58"N 73°23'40.44"W
28 May 2010
179 ft élv.
Flora of Long Island, New York
Betula nigra L.
NEW YORK, Suffolk Co.: Huntington Station, in a recharge basin
directly east of Depot Road. Multistemmed tree to 20 ft. Older bark
orange-brown and scabby; younger bark creamy and peeling in small
sheets. In fruit. Population of 20 individuals. Growing in squishy,
mucky soil in a more open area of the recharge basin; periodically
inundated. With Iris pseudoacorus, Rosa multißora, Salix fragilis.
Betulaceae
02476511