Betula L.

t TQQ'R South Central SIBERIA
UODIV- (Region o£ LAKE BAIKAL)
Betula
CA. 5 DM. TALL, FINELY BRANCHED.
Ledum palustre-Sphagnum bog with scattered
Larix sibirica and Pinus sibirica. Assoc.
spp.: Vaccinium (Oxycoccus) microcarpum,
V. vitis-idaea, V. uliginosum, Empetrum
nigrum, Rhododendron parvifolium, Betula
cf. rotundifolia, Salix spp., Carex ssp.,
Parnassia palustris, Utricularia minor,
Drosera rotundifolia, Rubus chamaemorus,
Smilacina trifolia, Luzula sibirica.
Valley of Bystraya River: 1.8 km E of
BYSTRAYA (0.3 km W of bridge), 18.2 km
W of KULTUK(at W end of LAKE BAIKAL).
51°44’N, 103°21’E
Alt. 660m (2160f)
14 July 1979
no. 8V7-
H. H. Iltis
J. C. Coffey
M. F. Denton
4th field expedition conducted to the U.S.S R under the USA USSR
Cooperative Agreement in the Protection of the Environment Project
VII - Protection of Native Species of Flora. Sponsored by the Carv
Arboretum of the New York Botanical Garden.
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