Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana Walter
det. M. Nee, 2016
WISCONSIN, Taylor Co., Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest, 21 km. NW of Medford, along Forest Road 568.
45017’57”N, 90°29’46”W. alt. 437 m.
T 33 N; R 1 W; SEVSNEV4 sect 33.
Woods on gentle slope, Populus tremuloides, Ulmus
thomasii, Carpinus caroliniana, Corylus americana.
Tree 8 m. tall, the largest stem 10 cm. in diameter,
branching from above the base into few erect stems.
Voucher for wood specimen, Kw, Lw, MADw, MEXUw,
RSAw, the wood collection from a stem 7.5 cm. in
diameter. Inflorescences hanging, green like the underside
of the leaf and very inconspicuous, this tree growing in thin
shade and forming relatively few and small inflorescences.
Coll.: M. Nee 63107	21 July 2016
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
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