Betula pumila var. grandulifera Regel

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Iowa

• County/Municipio

  Chickasaw Co.

• City/Township

  New Hampton

• Locality

  T95N R12W Section 5 S2E4SW4NW4 and N2NE4NW4SW4. Located about 1.75 miles northeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 63 and State Highway 24. Southwest of the East Fork of the Wpsipinicon River.

• Township, Range, Section

  T95N, R12W, S5

• Coordinates

  43.0749, -92.2888

• 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 Section 5
S2SE4SW4NW4 and N2NE4NW4SW4
An approximately 4 acre rich fen is located about 1.75 miles northeast of the
intersection of U.S. Highway 63 and State Highway 24 in New Hampton. It is
southwest of the East Fork of the Wapsipinicon River. The county soil survey
maps the fen as Palms muck, 1 to 4 percent slopes (221B), a Terric
Medisaprist. Palms muck formed in 16 to 50 inches of organic material and the
underlying loamy mineral material. The fen is on the Iowan Surface.
100+ genets of Betula pumila. with 3000+ ramets, are scattered over the fen.
Betula pumila is associated with Aster umbellatus. Carex sp., Eupatorium
maculatum and Thelvpteris palustris.
Mark J. Leoschke 1198	September 13,1990
Brian Moore
Chuck Ungs
Collected for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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