Details for: Ames 12980, Betula lenta L. f. uber (Ashe) McAll. & Ashburner, 782U/198L


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Betula lenta L. f. uber (Ashe) McAll. & Ashburner
Top Name:
782U/198L
Origin:
Collected – Virginia, United States
Received by NPGS:
09 Mar 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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MISCELLANEOUS

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Betula lenta L. f. uber (Ashe) McAll. & Ashburner
Top Name:
782U/198L
Origin:
Collected – Virginia, United States
Received by NPGS:
09 Mar 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
1982.
Virginia, United States
Locality: Smyth County approximatley 1.24 miles southeast of Sugar Grove.
Coordinates: 36.7667, -81.3833 (Map it)
Elevation: 840m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Environment description: Floodplain of Cressy Creek. Growing in association with Betula lenta and Betula alleghaniensis. Rocky debris that is strongly acidic and very permeable
Number of plants sampled: 10
Comment: Coordinates refer to the area near the population and not the exact location.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
782U/198L
Type: Donor identifier
Virginia Polytechnic Inst.

Ames 12980
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

NA 37939
Type: Institute identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

1433-84A
Type: Institute identifier
Group: ARNOLD ARBORETUM

Narrative
Germplasm originally collected in nature and subsquently used for regeneration via controlled pollination. This accession is a cross between a tree (782U) with the round leaf shape phenotype (homozygous for the recessive round leaf shape allele) and a tree (198L) with the ovate leaf shape phenotype (heterozygous, containing both the ovate and round leaf shape alleles).
Betula lenta L. f. uber (Ashe) McAll. & Ashburner
Genus:
Betula
Subgenus:
Asperae
Section:
Lentae
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Betuloideae
Nomen number:

476735
Place of publication:

Bot. Mag. 21:58. 2004
Verified:
12/02/2020 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Betula lenta L. (11 active accession[s])
Betula lenta L. f. lenta (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Betula lenta L. var. uber Ashe

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Betula uber (Ashe) Fernald

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishVirginia round-leaf birch  1United States Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Species Information: threatened and endangered animals and plants (on-line resource). Note: as Betula uber
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 02 Dec 2020, from Betula uber (Ashe) Fernald to Betula lenta L. f. uber (Ashe) McAll. & Ashburner
Other Links
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Virginia Round-leaf Birch 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
  • Davis, E. 2006. Virginia round-leaf birch, Betula uber (Ashe) Fernald. 5-year review: summary and evaluation. Other miscellaneous document 1-27. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • Ford, R. H., T. L. Sharik, & P. P. Feret. 1983. Seed dispersal of the endangered Virginia round-leaf birch (Betula uber). Forest Ecol. Managem. 6(2):115-128. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • Gordon, Jr., R. E., J. K. Lacy, & J. R. Streeter. 1997. Conservation under the endangered species act. Environm. Int. 23(3):359-419. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • Li, J., S. Shoup, & Z. Chen. 2005. Phylogenetics of Betula (Betulaceae) inferred from sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Rhodora 107:69-86. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • McAllister, H. & K. Ashburner. 2005. Betula lenta f. uber (Betulaceae). Curtis's Bot. Mag. 21:54-60. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • Sharik, T. L, P. P. Feret, & R. W. Dyer. 1990. Recovery of the endangered Virginia round-leaf birch (Betula uber): A decade of effort. 185-188. Note: IN: Sheviak and Leopold (eds.) Ecosystem management: Rare species and significant habitats. 1990. New York State Museum bulletin 471. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • Sharik, T. L. & B. V. Barnes. 1971. Hybridization in Betula alleghaniensis and B. lenta: a comparative analysis of controlled crosses. J. Forest Sci. 17: 415-424. Number of accessions cited: 1
  • Sharik, T. L. & B. V. Barnes. 1971. Natural variation in morphology among diverse populations of yellow birch and sweet birch. Botany 57:1932-1939. Note: Formerly known as Canadian Journal of Botany (1951-2007) Number of accessions cited: 3
  • Sharik, T. L. & R. H. Ford. 1984. Variation and taxonomy of Betula uber, B. lenta, and B. alleghaniensis. Brittonia 36(3):307-316. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • Sharik. T. L. & D. M. Porter. 1983. The current status of the Virginia round-leaf birch Betula uber (Ashe) Fernald. Report submitted to Office of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Region 5. 1-23. Number of accessions cited: 3
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990. Virginia round-leaf birch recovery plan. 1-43. Number of accessions cited: 3
Pedigree
Female external name:
782U
Male external name:
198L
Pollination type:
CONTROLLED
Description:
A cross between a tree with the round leaf phenotype and a tree with the ovate leaf phenotype.