Details for: WLP 768, Carpinus caroliniana Walter, 40


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Top Name:
40
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 2003
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Top Name:
40
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 2003
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
24 September 2003.
Iowa, United States
Locality: Starr's Cave, Burlington, T70N R2W, NW 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 19, West Burlington Quad, Des Moines County.
Coordinates: 40.8517, -91.1383 (Map it)
Elevation: 183m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Environment description: Oak forest near edge of bluff. Mostly shady. Flat to 20% slope with a generally SW aspect. Organic and limestone soil with some stoniness. Assoc with Ostrya, Juniperus virginiana, Quercus rubra, Q. macrocarpa, and Celastrus orbiculatus.
Number of plants sampled: 6
Comment: Occasional population abundance with irregular distribution. 15 plants found.
Collector(s):
Donated
25 September 2003.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
40
Type: Collector identifier
Widrlechner, Mark P. USDA, ARS

Ames 27319
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

NA 73811
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

AMES 27319
Type: Collector identifier
NCRPIS-Ames

Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Small understory trees to 5 meters tall. One tree with red fall color beginning at time of collection.
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Genus:
Carpinus
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Coryloideae
Nomen number:

105150
Place of publication:

Fl. carol. 236. 1788
Verified:
08/10/1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Carpinus caroliniana Walter subsp. caroliniana (0 active accession[s])
Carpinus caroliniana Walter subsp. virginiana (Marshall) Furlow (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican hornbeam  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishblue-beech  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishironwood  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Englishmusclewood  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Englishwater-beech  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Frenchbois de fer  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Frenchcharme de Caroline  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedishamerikansk avenbok  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Actions
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed NA 73811 to WLP 768. 12 Jul 2021.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Widrlechner, Mark P., USDA, ARS. 24 Sep 2003. Located at NA and ISC. Identifier: MPW and SKD 546. Inventory sample: Ames 27319 03ncao01. Voucher collection assisted by Sharon K. Dragula (CNO 101469).
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