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Betulaceae ALASKA U_S_A_
BETULA OCCIDENTALIS Hook.
Nabesna B-l Quad: T7l\l RZZE SW4 NE4 Sec, 3, 62° 25_l7` N
l4l" l8.36‘ W. Wellesley l\/lountain. Ridge W of summit.
Common in low shrub dominated heath tundra with large dry rocky
frost boils. Associated species: Dilwzs octo/u'ff1I11, V(lCClIIfIH)1
I(/I'gI.ll().\`lI/Il, Salix ])l([('/ll`(1, Sa/ix glauca. Leaves acute, branches
with a t`e\v but not densely hairy, catkins ~3 cm long, bark shiny.
Growing >2m. 320" aspect, 15" slope, 3777 ft elev.
Bruce Bennett & Patricia Loomis 03-510 16 June 2003
Wrangcll~St. Elias National Park & Preserve
National Park Service Plant Inventory (Site 3004)
Acc. l94/(`ut. 12993

