Betula pumila L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Iowa

• County/Municipio

  Chickasaw Co.

• City/Township

  New Hampton

• Locality

  T95N R12W Sec 34 E2 NE4 NE4 SW4 and W2 NW4 NW4 SE4. This site is approximately 5.5 miles southeast of downtown New Hampton. Herman and Hilda Schroeder Preserve, owned by the Chickasaw County Conservation Board.

• Township, Range, Section

  T95N, R12W, S34

• Coordinates

  43.0012, -92.2485

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to convert Township Range Section coordinates (Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees (high precision).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Ada Hayden Herbarium
Iowa State University
Flora of Iowa
Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel
Chickasaw County: New Hampton Township T95N R12W Sec 34 E2 NE4 NE4
SW4 and W2 NW4 NW4 SE4
The site is approximately 5.5 miles southeast of downtown New Hampton. Herman
and Hilda Schroeder Preserve, owned by the Chickasaw County Conservation
Board. A very disturbed, 5+ acre rich fen occurs adjacent to and northeast of an
abandoned railroad right-of-way. This site was probably disturbed in the past by
grazing. Portions of the fen are dominated by tall vegetation, especially
composites. The soil in the fen is Houghton muck, 2 to 5 percent slopes (621B), a
Typic Medisaprist. The fen is in the Wapsipinicon River watershed and on the
Iowan Surface.
37 genets, consisting of 1500+ ramets. Betula pumila was associated with Caltha
palustrls, Carex interior, Helianthus grosseserratus, Saxifraga pensylvanica and
Zizia aurea.
Mark J. Leoschke 861
Kay E. Klier
28 May 1989
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