Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 14427 
Family Betulaceae 
Species Betula glandulosa Michx.
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (1105)  08 August 2005 , with J. Cooper
Voucher Voucher for "Woody Plants of Utah" by R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper, J. Cooper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  37' 11.88" N, 110°  57 ' 46.68" W at 8740 feet (2664 m)
Locality along the Provo River, W side of Utah Highway 150, ca. 0.1 mile S of junction with Murdock Basin Rd; 
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 nana L.

     Betula exilis Sukatschev
     Betula glandulosa Michx.
     Betula glandulosa var. hallii (T.J. Howell) C.L. Hitchc.
     Betula glandulosa var. sibirica (Ledeb.) Schneid.
     Betula michauxii Sarg.
     Betula nana ssp. exilis (Sukatschev) Hultén
     Betula nana var. sibirica Ledeb.
     Betula terrae-novae Fern.

Common Name(s): bog birch, dwarf birch, shrub birch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=19479, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 03927s2.jpg 
03927
specimen image: 04714s2.jpg 
04714
specimen image: 04807s3.jpg 
04807
specimen image: 07661s2.jpg 
07661
specimen image: 07709s2.jpg 
07709
specimen image: 09748s2.jpg 
09748

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02938 Aconitum columbianum  var. columbianum   "Columbian monkshood" 1.1 mi. NW
09532 Allium brevistylum      "shortstyle wild onion" 1045 ft. N
14766 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  1 mi. S
15272 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" 247 ft. S
14763 Betula glandulosa     811 ft. S
09530 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 1045 ft. N
06566 Ceanothus velutinus      "snowbrush ceanothus" 917 ft. S
14429 Ceanothus velutinus     1.4 mi. S
14756 Chimaphila umbellata     1497 ft. N
07924 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" 1.4 mi. SW
14759 Ledum glandulosum     1497 ft. N
14420 Ledum glandulosum     1544 ft. N
15782 Nuphar polysepala     2 mi. N
15952 Nuphar polysepala     2 mi. N
15951 Nuphar polysepala     2 mi. N
02939 Pedicularis groenlandica      "elephanthead lousewort" 1.1 mi. NW
02289 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" 1669 ft. SE
14432 Pseudotsuga menziesii     1.4 mi. S
14423 Pyrola asarifolia     1544 ft. N
14425 Pyrola secunda     1544 ft. N
14426 Ribes viscosissimum  var. viscosissimum  same section
15218 Salix       "willow" 2.1 mi. N
14762 Salix lucida     811 ft. S
02287 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 1.9 mi. N
02288 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 1.9 mi. N
14757 Shepherdia canadensis     1497 ft. N
10914 Sorbus scopulina      "mountain-ash" 1.4 mi. S
14421 Vaccinium cespitosum     1544 ft. N
14758 Vaccinium cespitosum     1497 ft. N
14765 Vaccinium membranaceum     811 ft. S
14424 Vaccinium scoparium     1544 ft. N
14764 Vaccinium uliginosum     811 ft. S
14428 Vaccinium uliginosum     same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Smooth Rock Falls (Falls) Wasatch County, UT 1.2 mi. S 8501  Iron Mine Mountain 
Slate Gorge (Valley) Summit County, UT 1.1 mi. NE   Mirror Lake 
Alexander Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1 mi. SW 9344  Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Wasatch County, UT 1.2 mi. SE 10086  Iron Mine Mountain 
Cobble Creek (Stream) Wasatch County, UT 1.4 mi. S   Iron Mine Mountain 
Buckeye Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. N 9686  Mirror Lake 
Slate Gorge Overlook (Locale) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. NE 9013  Mirror Lake 
Spectacle Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.3 mi. NW 9754  Mirror Lake 
Cobblerest Campground (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 1.9 mi. S 8291  Iron Mine Mountain 
Trident Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2 mi. N 9810  Mirror Lake 
Lambert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.6 mi. W 9528  Iron Mine Mountain 
Blue Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2 mi. N 9991  Mirror Lake 
Beth Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.2 mi. N 9781  Mirror Lake 
Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2.1 mi. NE 9210  Mirror Lake 
Broadhead Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 1.9 mi. E 9945  Iron Mine Mountain 
Haystack Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.5 mi. N 9945  Mirror Lake 
Shallow Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. N 9794  Mirror Lake 
Provo River Falls (Falls) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. N 9348  Mirror Lake 
Azure Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. N 10145  Mirror Lake 
Provo River Falls Overlook (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2.7 mi. N 9433  Mirror Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Betula glandulosa  Michx.

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+glandulosa

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