Betula fairii Knowlton 1926 (birch)

Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae

Full reference: F. H. Knowlton. 1926. Flora of the Latah formation of Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 140(A):17-55

Belongs to Betula according to F. H. Knowlton 1926

Sister taxa: Betula aequalis, Betula alaskana, Betula alnoides, Betula angustifolia, Betula basiserrata, Betula beatriciana, Betula bendirei, Betula bryani, Betula coryloides, Betula dayana, Betula deltoides, Betula elliptica, Betula fallax, Betula florissanti, Betula gracilis, Betula grandifolia, Betula hesterna, Betula heterodonta, Betula heteromorpha, Betula iddingsi, Betula largei, Betula leopoldae, Betula lutea, Betula macclintockia, Betula macrophylla, Betula nanoides, Betula nigra, Betula parcedentata, Betula perantiqua, Betula prenigra, Betula prisca, Betula pseudofontinalis, Betula schimperi, Betula stevensonii, Betula thor, Betula truncata, Betula utilis, Betula vogdesii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cut on Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, which is in a Miocene fluvial shale in the Latah Formation of Washington.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Montana, Washington collections)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Montana)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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