The Vascular Plants of Iowa

An Annotated Checklist and Natural History

University of Iowa Press Digital Editions


Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Betulaceae
Genus:
Betula L. L.
Species:
Aster praealtus Poiret var. nebraskensis (Britton) Wieg.
Synonym(s):
Betula glandulosa Michx. var. glandulifera (Regel) Gl.
Species Common Name:
swamp birch
Habitat:
Fens; sedge meadows; mesic prairies
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare north central and northeast: Allamakee County, Black Hawk County, Bremer County, Chickasaw County, Clayton County, Howard county and Mitchell county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Iowan Surface: Fens
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e3709