Details for: Ames 36185, Betula populifolia Marshall, APS/BP/2023/076/286


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Betula populifolia Marshall
Top Name:
APS/BP/2023/076/286
Origin:
Collected – Indiana, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Nov 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Life Sex:
Perfect
Availability
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Seed100 countDistribution lot is a ballanced bulk of 10 mother tree samples. If individual mother tree samples are required, please contact the curator to make arrangments.Ames 36185 24ncab01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Betula populifolia Marshall
Top Name:
APS/BP/2023/076/286
Origin:
Collected – Indiana, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Nov 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected
02 November 2023.
Porter County, Indiana, United States
Locality: Indiana Dunes State Park just 3.40 miles northeast of Chesterton, T37N R5W NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec. 18
Coordinates: 41.6535, -87.0383 (Map it)
Elevation: 186m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Low depressions with some standing water. Woodland edge.
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Lindera benzoin, Quercus rubra, Acer saccharum, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus sp., Liriodendron tulipifera, Cornus racemosa, Rosa multiflora, Betula papyrifera, Sassafras albidum, Ilex verticillata, Ilex opaca, Pinus strobus, Alnus incana subsp. rugosa, Acer rubrum, Smilax sp., Rubus sp., Symphyotrichum sp., Solidago altissima, and Vaccinium angustifolium.
Comment: Localized population stretching approximately 75 yards. Noted approximately 20 mature and 20 juvenile specimens. Coordinates provided for specimen #286-1. Coordinates for all mother trees sampled may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):
Donated
03 November 2023.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
APS/BP/2023/076/286
Type: Collector identifier
Sherwood, Andrew P. USDA ARS NCRPIS

Indiana Dunes
Type: Local name

286-1
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-2
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-3
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-4
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-5
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-6
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-7
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-8
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-9
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

286-10
Type: Other or unclassified name
Single mother tree sample.

Ames 36185
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Represents a disjunct population in northwest Indiana and the extreme western edge of the species native range. Trees sampled in nature averaging 30-45' in height with trunks ranging from 3" up to 8" DBH. Bark dull-white to grey. Typically multi-stemmed trunks. Leaves with acuminate tips and branches with typically one male catkin at terminal end of branches, but occassionally two male catkins.
Betula populifolia Marshall
Genus:
Betula
Subgenus:
Betula
Section:
Betula
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Betuloideae
Nomen number:

7134
Place of publication:

Arbust. amer. 19. 1785
Verified:
09/15/2015 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Betula populifolia Marshall f. populifolia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Betula populifolia Marshall f. purpurea (Ellw. & P. Barry) C. K. Schneid.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfire birch  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishgray birch  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishwhite birch  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishwire birch  1Ashburner, K. & H. A. McAllister. 2013. The genus Betula, a taxonomic revision of birches Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 297-299.
English (Canada)gray birch Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 62-63.
Frenchbouleau gris  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
French (Canada)bouleau gris Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 62-63.
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Herbarium specimen
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 02 Nov 2023. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: 286-10. Inventory sample: Ames 36185 23ncao01. Voucher for original seed collection. Voucher collection assisted by Andrew P. Sherwood.
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 02 Nov 2023. Located at IND - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Identifier: 286-10. Inventory sample: Ames 36185 23ncao01. Voucher for original seed collection. Voucher collection assisted by Andrew P. Sherwood.
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