Betula lenta L.

  • Filed As

    Betulaceae
    Betula lenta L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 27797 with Y,-Y. Huang & M. Rothman, 30 Jun 2014

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Eastern Loop of the Westchester Wilderness Walk of the Westchester Land Trust, Town of Pound Ridge. Coordinates taken at entrance to trail.

  • Habitat

    Deciduous forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 20 m x 30 cm. Bark nearly black, with horizontal lenticels, and vertical fissures, shedding in relatively thick plates. Leaves usually with a truncate base, the margins shorter and less jagged than in B. alleghaniensis, the secondary veins branching toward margin. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Short shoots appear to be shorter than those of B. allenghaniensis.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02111387

    Occurrence ID: 2a0c703f-97ec-4ea9-95bf-6d9319a870ce

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Betulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Betula lenta L. det S. A. Mori, 30 Jun 2014

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Westchester Co.

  • Locality

    Eastern Loop of the Westchester Wilderness Walk of the Westchester Land Trust, Town of Pound Ridge. Coordinates taken at entrance to trail.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 146 m. (479 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.1806, -73.5858

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

OCR Text not available.