Betulaceae
Dare Co. NC 7/8/2006
Common in the NC mountains. Scratching the stem of twigs yields a strong and pleasant wintergreen aroma.
Dare Co. NC 7/8/2006
Yellow Birch has distinctively appealing bark.
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Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) Dare Co. NC 7/8/2006 Common in the NC mountains. Scratching the stem of twigs yields a strong and pleasant wintergreen aroma. |
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Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) Dare Co. NC 7/8/2006 Yellow Birch has distinctively appealing bark. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on ... July 16, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com