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Details for: Ames 33358, Betula nigra L., 730-1

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Betula nigra L.

Top Name:

730-1

Origin:

Collected – Illinois, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

07 Jun 2016

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Life Habit:

Tree

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		Ames 33358 17ncao06 SD

Images (11 total. Click on image for more.)

Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Betula nigra L.

Top Name:

730-1

Origin:

Collected – Illinois, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

07 Jun 2016

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Collected

07 June 2016.
Illinois, United States
Locality: Momence wetlands - Kankakee River watershed, Kankakee County
Coordinates: 41.1634, -87.5294 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Forest / woodland
Environment description: Floodplain
Number of plants sampled: 11
Associated species: Eleagnus umbellata, Malus domestica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Acer saccharinum, Cornus amomum, Sambucus canadensis, Crataegus sp., Quercus palustris (common), Toxicodendron radicans, Quercus velutina, Vitis riparia, Smilax sp., Quercus bicolor, Parthenocissus quercifolia, Salix sp., and Prunus serotina
Comment: Latitude, longitude, and elevation averaged between all specimens sampled. Coordinates for each mother tree may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):

Donated

07 June 2016.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):

Ouellette, Nickolis, USDA, ARS

Accession Names and Identifiers

730-1

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 29.21 cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

730-2

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 22.86 cm d.b.h. and approximately 45 feet in height

730-3

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 55.88 cm d.b.h. and approximately 75 feet in height

730-4

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 53.34 cm d.b.h. and approximately 65 feet in height

730-5

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 25.4 cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

730-6

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 58.83 cm d.b.h. and approximately 50 feet in height (double trunked)

730-7

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 33.52 cm d.b.h. and approximately 35 feet in height (double trunked)

730-8

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 27.94 cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

730-9

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 26.035 cm d.b.h. and approximately 35 feet in height

730-10

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 27.94 cm d.b.h. and approximately 45 feet in height

730-11

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 17.96 cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height (triple trunked)

730-01

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

730-02

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 45 feet in height

730-03

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 75 feet in height

730-04

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 65 feet in height

730-05

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

730-06

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 50 feet in height

730-07

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 35 feet in height

730-08

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

730-09

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 35 feet in height

730-010

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 45 feet in height

730-011

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

730-012

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring cm d.b.h. and approximately 30 feet in height

JDC/BN/2016/015/730

Type: Collector identifier

Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 33358

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

NAO/BN/2016/001/001

Type: Collector identifier

Ouellette, Nickolis USDA, ARS

Narrative

Betula nigra L.

Genus:

Betula

Subgenus:

Betula

Section:

Dahuricae

Family:

Betulaceae

Subfamily:

Betuloideae

Nomen number:

7118

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:982. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

09/15/2015 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	red birch			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	river birch			1	Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Swedish	svartbjörk			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

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Herbarium specimen

Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 20 May 2016. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: JDC/BN/2016/015/730. Inventory sample: Ames 33358. Collection assisted with Andrew P. Schmitz. Fruiting.

Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 20 May 2016. Located at ILLS - Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Champaign, IL. Identifier: JDC/BN/2016/015/730. Inventory sample: Ames 33358. Collection assisted with Andrew P. Schmitz. Fruiting.

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Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.34	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.36	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao07 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.41	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao10 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.64	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao09 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.7	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao08 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.75	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao05 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.82	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.84	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	5.87	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	6.42	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao11 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET LENGTH SINGLE	Length of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets. Length is defined as the distance from the distal to proximal end.	6.71	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao06 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	6.08	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao10 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	7.01	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	7.27	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao05 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	7.61	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	7.78	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao08 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	7.81	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	7.87	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	8.06	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao07 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	8.09	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao09 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	9.09	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao11 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	NUTLET WIDTH SINGLE	Width of a winged nutlet from a single specimen (measured in mm) using SmartGrain v.1.1 (Tanabata et al. 2012). Random sample of 50, intact single winged nutlets.	9.27	50	WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.BETULA.NUTLETS	Ames 33358 16ncao06 SD	Not Available