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Betula obscura Kotula

Betulaceae (APG IV)
dark birch
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Silesia, Slovakia

Betula obscura Kotula - Accepted: Betula obscura Kotula bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Betulaceae (APG III)
Betula obscura Kotula - Accepted: Betula obscura Kotula bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Betulaceae (APG III)
Betula obscura Kotula - Accepted: Betula obscura Kotula bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Betulaceae (APG IV)

Difference to related species
nuts sizes are smaller than those of common birch (Betula pendula)
Flowers
monoecious flowers
Flower ecology
wind-pollinated (anemophilous)
Life form
tree
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Fruits
winged nut fruit (samara)
Fruit ecology
wind-dispersed (anemochorous)
Soil conditions
preferentially on fresh, nutrient-poor soils in submontane areas
Natural occurrence (habitat)
scrub and pioneer woodland of forests clearings, acidophilous oak forests, oak-hornbeam forests, alluvial forests, alder carrs, willow carrs, birch woodlands, Cirsium meadows
Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
temperate, mixed broad-leaved deciduous forests
Constraints according soil conditions
not salt tolerant

Franiel, I. & Blocka, A. (2008): The Seeds Quality of Betula pendula Roth and Betula oscura Kotula from Semi-Natural and Anthropogenic Habitats. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11: 1455-1460.. DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1455.1460;

Pladias (2014-2019): Database of the Czech flora and vegetation. See: www.pladias.cz;





Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 23.2.2020
Update of the description: Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 15.4.2019

In the list below you will find the geographic coordinates of many woody plants in the garden. In these cases the points are marked in the map.
If no coordinates are listed, the coordinate of the point in the map marks the middle coordinate of the section.

Sex Standort Accession number Planting year Donation IPEN Lat. Long.
Parzelle V LG-V-005-15350 1998 + XX-0-HOH-LG-V-005-15350 48,707416 9,213304