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 NE4 NE4 NW4 SW4. UTm (NAD83, 15T): 557436 East, 4769380 North. Located about 1.75 miles northeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 63 and State Highway 24. It is southwest of the East Fork of the Wapsipinicon 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. alandulifera Regel
Chickasaw County: T95N R12W Section 5 NE4 NE4 NW4 SW4
UTM (NAD83, 15T): 557436 East, 4769380 North
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), aTerric
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.
Betula oumila is common to locally abundant in the fen. The pistillate catkins
are green. Betula pumila is associated with Alnus ruaosa. Carex interior.
Chelone glabra. Cirsium muticum. Eupatorium maculatum. Rumex orbiculatus
Saxifraaa oensvlvanica and Thelvpteris palustris.
Mark J. Leoschke 2412
July 4, 2003
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