Betula nana L.

PLANTS OF RUSSIA
Betula nana L.
Betulaceae
Kuril Archipelago: Paramushir, inland from western base of Vasil'yeva Peninsula.
Boggy heath meadow with patches of Empetrum and Vaccinium. 50° 1 '20"N
155023'51"E Elev: 50 feet
Female catkins present; prostrate shrub, growing in mat of Empetrum and
Vaccinium; Fide Hulten, Flora of Alaska
Collected by Sarah Gage, SG 4468 16 Aug 1997
Determined By: Suzanne Joneson
INTERNATIONAL KURIL ISLAND PROJECT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
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