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An individual instance of Betula nigra (river birch)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/7-242
Notes:
At the corner of Rand/Sarratt nearest Alumni Lawn is this shaggy-barked tree.
The most distinctive feature of river birch is its peeling bark, which hangs in layers with colors ranging from gray to brown to orange. Rows of dark dots (lenticels) mark the bark layers. The leaves are small and toothed. The fruits are a conelike, dry structure that shatters to release the seeds, leaving a central stalk.
As the name suggests, river birch is found along rivers and streams. It is fairly common and is the only birch you are likely to see in the wild in middle Tennessee.
The most distinctive feature of river birch is its peeling bark, which hangs in layers with colors ranging from gray to brown to orange. Rows of dark dots (lenticels) mark the bark layers. The leaves are small and toothed. The fruits are a conelike, dry structure that shatters to release the seeds, leaving a central stalk.
As the name suggests, river birch is found along rivers and streams. It is fairly common and is the only birch you are likely to see in the wild in middle Tennessee.
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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 3-300.
This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Betula nigra
L.
sec. fna.org 1993
common name: river birch
family: Betulaceae
Identified 2002-04-17 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14681°, -86.80384°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2002-04-17
2003-07-09
2004-04-02
2004-05-11
2014-09-03
The following images document this particular organism.
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whole tree (or vine) - general |
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whole tree (or vine) - view up trunk |
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bark - of a medium tree or large branch |
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twig - orientation of petioles |
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leaf - whole upper surface |
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leaf - showing orientation on twig |
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inflorescence - whole - unspecified |
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inflorescence - whole - unspecified |
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inflorescence - whole - female |
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inflorescence - whole - female |
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inflorescence - whole - male |
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inflorescence - whole - male |
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inflorescence - whole - male |
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inflorescence - whole - male |
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inflorescence - lateral view of flower |
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fruit - lateral or general close-up |
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fruit - section or open |
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seed - general view |