Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15272 
Family Betulaceae 
Species Betula glandulosa Michx.
Common name "resin birch"
Collector Information Oliver Hansen  (4)  06 September 2008
Geography United States,  Utah, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  37' 9.6" N, 110°  57 ' 47.82" W at 8721 feet (2658 m)
Locality E side of Utah Highway 150, ca. 0.5 mile S of the junction with Murdock Basin Road, ca. 12 road miles E of Kamas; 
Ecology riparian community. 
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" 1289 ft. N
04690 Arnica latifolia      "broad-leaf arnica" 1349 ft. SE
14766 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  same section
14763 Betula glandulosa     566 ft. S
04714 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" 1349 ft. SE
14427 Betula glandulosa     247 ft. N
04653 Carex utriculata      "Northwest Territory sedge" 1349 ft. SE
09530 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 1289 ft. N
04715 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 1349 ft. SE
04662 Castilleja rhexiifolia      "meadow-beauty paintbrush" 1349 ft. SE
14429 Ceanothus velutinus     1.4 mi. S
06566 Ceanothus velutinus      "snowbrush ceanothus" 674 ft. S
14756 Chimaphila umbellata     1740 ft. N
04663 Gentiana calycosa      "Rainier pleated gentian" 1349 ft. SE
04651 Hierochloe odorata      "sweetgrass" 1349 ft. SE
07924 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" 1.4 mi. SW
14420 Ledum glandulosum     1789 ft. N
14759 Ledum glandulosum     1740 ft. N
15952 Nuphar polysepala     2 mi. N
15782 Nuphar polysepala     2 mi. N
15951 Nuphar polysepala     2 mi. N
02939 Pedicularis groenlandica      "elephanthead lousewort" 1.1 mi. NW
04691 Polygonum bistortoides      "American bistort" 1349 ft. SE
02289 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" 1456 ft. SE
14432 Pseudotsuga menziesii     1.4 mi. S
14423 Pyrola asarifolia     1789 ft. N
14425 Pyrola secunda     1789 ft. N
14426 Ribes viscosissimum  var. viscosissimum  247 ft. N
15218 Salix       "willow" 2.2 mi. N
14762 Salix lucida     566 ft. S
02287 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 2 mi. N
02288 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 2 mi. N
04661 Selaginella densa      "lesser spikemoss" 1349 ft. SE
14757 Shepherdia canadensis     1740 ft. N
10914 Sorbus scopulina      "mountain-ash" 1.4 mi. S
04700 Sphagnum capillaceum     1349 ft. SE
14758 Vaccinium cespitosum     1740 ft. N
14421 Vaccinium cespitosum     1789 ft. N
14765 Vaccinium membranaceum     566 ft. S
04660 Vaccinium scoparium      "grouse whortleberry" 1349 ft. SE
14424 Vaccinium scoparium     1789 ft. N
04701 Vaccinium uliginosum      "bog blueberry" 1349 ft. SE
14428 Vaccinium uliginosum     247 ft. N
14764 Vaccinium uliginosum     566 ft. S

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 1.1 mi. S 8501  Iron Mine Mountain 
Alexander Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1 mi. SW 9344  Iron Mine Mountain 
Slate Gorge (Valley) Summit County, UT 1.1 mi. NE   Mirror Lake 
Cobble Creek (Stream) Wasatch County, UT 1.3 mi. S   Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Wasatch County, UT 1.1 mi. SE 10086  Iron Mine Mountain 
Buckeye Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. N 9686  Mirror Lake 
Spectacle Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.3 mi. NW 9754  Mirror Lake 
Slate Gorge Overlook (Locale) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. NE 9013  Mirror Lake 
Cobblerest Campground (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 1.8 mi. S 8291  Iron Mine Mountain 
Lambert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.6 mi. W 9528  Iron Mine Mountain 
Trident Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.1 mi. N 9810  Mirror Lake 
Blue Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.1 mi. N 9991  Mirror Lake 
Beth Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. N 9781  Mirror Lake 
Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2.2 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 2.6 mi. N 9945  Mirror Lake 
Shallow Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.8 mi. N 9794  Mirror Lake 
Provo River Falls (Falls) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. N 9348  Mirror Lake 
Duchesne Monument (Pillar) Summit County, UT 2.5 mi. SW 8160  Iron Mine Mountain 
Azure Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.8 mi. N 10145  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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