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A possible discovery of a novel wild occurrence of Murray's Birch (Betula murrayana), a tree species currently only known from one single surviving wild specimen
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A possible discovery of a novel wild occurrence of Murray’s Birch (Betula murrayana), a tree species currently only known from one single surviving wild specimen


I recently came across this intriguing little birch tree while photographing plants in a tamarack swamp in Ingham Co., MI. I thought it could be a hybrid birch or maybe even the illusive Murray's birch due to the presence of yellow birch and bog birch in the area which would be the correct parent species. I was told by a couple of people on iNaturalist to send the images and info to botanist Anton Reznicek to hear his thoughts and he thinks it does look like Murray's birch (Betula murrayana) which is a critically endangered species with only one remaining officially known wild specimen in Washtenaw Co., MI. This could be important for the conservation of this species if it gets officially confirmed

by Reasonable-Zone5119

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