Betula occidentalis Hook.

  • Filed As

    Betulaceae
    Betula occidentalis Hook.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 4318 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 23 Jul 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. N side of Heart Lake, below rocky cliff, SW of Kugluktuk, 5.64 km SW of mouth of Coppermine River.

  • Habitat

    Small crevice on top of hill above Heart Lake, rocky ground. Betula glandulosa. Uncommon.

  • Description

    Tall shrub to 5 ft., spreading, about 10 ft. wide.

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, NY, QFA, WIN)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697246

    Occurrence ID: 09bf493c-fbf8-4a94-ac37-454dc6db473e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Betulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Betula occidentalis Hook. det J. M. Saarela, 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    N side of Heart Lake, below rocky cliff, SW of Kugluktuk, 5.64 km SW of mouth of Coppermine River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 39 m. (128 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.8094, -115.215

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Correction sent by J.M. Saarela and P.C. Sokoloff, Canadian Museum of Nature, November 2019, with note: "The coordinates on the original label are incorrect; correct coordinates are: [as written]"

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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Betula occidentali Hook.
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2015	Betulaceae
Plants of Nunavut, Canada
Kitikmeot Region: N side of Heart Lake, below rocky cliff, SW of
Kugluktuk, 5.64 km SW of mouth of Coppermine River. 67°48'33.8"N,
68°12'52.9"W. Accuracy: ±15m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.: 39m.
Small crevice on top of hill above Heart Lake, rocky ground.
Uncommon.
Associates: Betula glandulosa
Tall shrub to 5 ft., spreading, about 10 ft. wide.
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 4318
Silica gel collection.	Photo Voucher	July 23,2014
Fieldwork supported by the Polar Continental Shelf Project and the CMN
National Herbarium of Canada (CAN), Canadian Museum of Nature
Specimen cited in: Saarela JM, Sokoloff PC, Bull RD. 2017. Vascular plant
biodiversity of the lower Coppermine River valley and vicinity (Nunavut, Canada):
an annotated checklist of an Arctic flora. PeerJ 5:e2835 DOI 10.7717/peeij.2835
03697246