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Label

Accession No. 13669 
Family Betulaceae 
Species Betula occidentalis Hook.
Common name "water birch"
Collector Information J.G. Harris  (4414)  01 May 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  26' 7" N, 111°  43 ' 55" W at 5248 feet (1600 m)
Locality Wasatch Mountains, Mt. Timpanogos, American Fork Canyon, ca. 2.4 km below Timpanogos National Monument; 
Ecology riparian areas along roadside. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Betula occidentalis Hook.
     Betula beeniana A. Nels.
     Betula fontinalis Sarg.
     Betula occidentalis var. inopina (Jepson) C.L. Hitchc.
     Betula papyrifera ssp. occidentalis (Hook.) Hultén
     Betula papyrifera var. occidentalis (Hook.) Sarg.

Common Name(s): water birch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=19488, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Hamamelidae
                            Order: Fagales
                                Family: Betulaceae
                                    Genus: Betula
                                        Species: Betula occidentalis
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
07193 Ambrosia acanthicarpa      "flatspine bur ragweed" 1.7 mi. W
01745 Amelanchier utahensis      "Utah serviceberry" 1.8 mi. NW
01782 Amelanchier utahensis      "Utah serviceberry" same section
03903 Asclepias asperula      "spider milkweed" 1 mi. SE
14934 Berberis repens     1163 ft. W
03902 Brickellia oblongifolia  var. linifolia   "narrow-leaf brickellbush" 1 mi. SE
01747 Cardamine cordifolia      "heart-leaf bittercress" 1.8 mi. NW
01775 Cardaria draba  var. repens   "lens-podded whitetop" same section
03898 Carduus nutans      "nodding plumeless thistle" 1.8 mi. NW
03896 Chaetopappa ericoides      "rose-heath" 1 mi. SE
03899 Cirsium undulatum  var. undulatum   "wavy-leaf thistle" 1 mi. SE
00248 Clematis occidentalis      "purple virgins-bower" 1.8 mi. NW
14933 Corallorhiza striata      "hooded coralroot" 506 ft. W
05241 Daucus carota  ssp. carota   "Queen Anne's lace" 1 mi. SE
01749 Delphinium nuttallianum      "meadow larkspur" 1.8 mi. NW
07194 Erigeron arenarioides      "sand fleabane" 1.7 mi. W
03070 Fendlerella utahnesis      "Utah Fendlerella" 1.2 mi. W
14931 Fritillaria atropurpurea      "spotted fritillary" same section
05243 Gaura parviflora     1 mi. SE
04354 Glyceria striata      "fowl mannagrass" 2311 ft. N
03897 Grindelia squarrosa  var. serrulata   "curlycup gumweed" 1 mi. SE
01751 Hackelia floribunda      "many-flowered stickseed" 1.8 mi. NW
04321 Haplopappus watsonii  var. rydbergii   "Rydberg's goldenbush" 1.2 mi. W
01750 Hydrophyllum capitatum  var. capitatum   "purple cat's breeches" 1.8 mi. NW
03073 Jamesia americana  var. macrocalyx   "fivepetal cliffbush" 1.2 mi. W
13625 Linaria dalmatica      "Dalmatian toadflax" 1.7 mi. W
13623 Linum perenne      "blue flax" 1.7 mi. W
01762 Linum perenne  ssp. lewisii   "Lewis' blue flax" 1.8 mi. NW
03901 Lygodesmia grandiflora  var. dianthopsis   "Antelope Island skeleton plant" 1 mi. SE
13670 Malcolmia africana      "African mustard" same section
01797 Melilotus officinalis      "yellow sweetclover" same section
03904 Mentzelia dispersa      "bushy blazingstar" 1 mi. SE
03905 Mentzelia laevicaulis      "smoothstem blazingstar" 1.8 mi. NW
02844 Mentzelia rusbyi      "Rusby's blazingstar" 1 mi. SE
00352 Mitella stauropetala  var. stenopetala   "drywoods miterwort" 1.8 mi. NW
14948 Noccaea montana      "alpine pennycress" 1.7 mi. W
15291 Oenothera caespitosa      "tufted evening primrose" 1238 ft. SE
05242 Pastinaca sativa      "wild parsnip" 1 mi. SE
01785 Penstemon eatonii  var. eatonii  same section
01748 Penstemon humilis  var. brevifolius   "short-leaf low beardtongue" 1.8 mi. NW
01768 Penstemon humilis  var. brevifolius   "short-leaf low beardtongue" same section
04320 Petradoria pumila  var. pumila   "common rock goldenrod" 1.2 mi. W
01746 Physaria grahamii      "Graham's twinpod" 1.8 mi. NW
13668 Populus angustifolia      "narrow-leaf cottonwood" same section
01796 Rosa woodsii      "Woods' rose" same section
15301 Smilacina racemosa     same section
01752 Sphaeralcea coccinea      "scarlet globemallow" 1.8 mi. NW
04319 Sphaeromeria diversifolia      "separate-leaf chickensage" 1.2 mi. W
03906 Stanleya pinnata  var. pinnata   "desert princesplume" 1 mi. SE
04322 Stephanomeria pauciflora      "brownplume wirelettuce" 1.2 mi. W
15060 Ulmus pumila      "Siberian elm" 1898 ft. SE

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Cattle Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 0.6 mi. E   Timpanogos Cave 
Riverside Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 0.7 mi. NE 5430  Timpanogos Cave 
Utah Valley (Basin) Utah County, UT 1 mi. W 5250  Lehi 
American Fork Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. NW   Dromedary Peak 
Hidden Lake (Lake) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. E 7123  Timpanogos Cave 
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (Park) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. E 6372  Timpanogos Cave 
Smooth Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. NW   Timpanogos Cave 
Swinging Bridge Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. E   Timpanogos Cave 
Willow Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. N   Timpanogos Cave 
Preston Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.6 mi. NW   Timpanogos Cave 
Timpanogos Cave Visitor Center (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. E 5683  Timpanogos Cave 
Mahogany Mountain (Summit) Utah County, UT 2 mi. SE 8911  Timpanogos Cave 
House Rock Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. E 5679  Timpanogos Cave 
Heisetts Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. S   Timpanogos Cave 
Cedar Hills (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2 mi. SW 4958  Lehi 
Nielson Ditch (Canal) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. W 5023  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2 mi. NW 5020  Lehi 
Burned Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.9 mi. E   Timpanogos Cave 
Wadsworth Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 2.3 mi. N   Timpanogos Cave 
Pleasant Grove Ditch (Canal) Utah County, UT 2 mi. SW 4944  Lehi 

Links

Taxon Links for species Betula occidentalis  Hook.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Betula+occidentalis

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