Betula lenta


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Noun1.Betula lenta - common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furnitureBetula lenta - common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
black birch, cherry birch, sweet birch
Betula, genus Betula - a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
birch tree, birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
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Bently, Triterpenoid extractives in the outer bark of Betula lenta (black birch), Holzforsch., 45, 265 (1991).
Synthesis, Spectral Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Organotin(IV) Complexes of Aniline Derivatives of Naturally Occurring Betulinic Acid
Other flavorful barks worth cultivating include the cinnamon-flavored CAROLINA ALLSPICE (Calycanthus floridus; the only part considered safe to eat is the inner bark, so caution is advised); SWEET BIRCH (Betula lenta); and SHAGBARK HICKORY (Carya ovata).
Bark That's Better than a Bite: The bark of woody plants is strange, versatile, and worth harvesting
Roots and Herbs Black or sweet birch (Betula lenta): sap, syrup, resin, and bark Black cherry (Prunus serotina)?.
Brew Backyard ROOT BEER: With a little experimentation, you can learn how to make your own version of this historic, herb-infused soda using foraged ingredients
Caption: Clockwise from top left: Soft, pubescent leaves of black birch (Betula lenta) emerging from a bud; The soft, silvery hairs of newly bloomed catkins (flowers) of a willow (Satix sp.), often referred to as a "pussy willow," trap heat from the sun, which aids the development of reproductive structures; The small, vibrant female flower of a hazelnut (Corylus sp.); A flower bud opening on spicebush (Lindera benzoin), a woody shrub
THE LANGUAGE OF Trees: On a Walk with Rutherford Platt
Self-taught naturalist Steve Brill showed the Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham, the twig also known as betula lenta, and asked him to give it a try.
Black birch tea as good as aspirin
Other commercial birches of note from North America include black, sweet and cherry birch (Betula lenta), which grows mainly in the Adirondacks, and river birch or red river birch (Betula nigra).
A bundle of beauty: yellow birch yields an array of colors: red, white and two-toned veneers
Hydric floodplain (N = 7) RIV ([double Species Name DEN * BA ** FRQ *** dagger]) Acer negundo 5.7 1.0 0.6 2 Acer rubrum 12.9 4.1 0.7 4 Acer saccharum 14.3 3.6 0.6 3 Betula alleghaniensis -- -- -- -- Betula lenta -- -- -- -- Betula nigra 71.4 39.6 1.0 16 Carpinus caroliniana 132.8 3.7 1.0 11 Carya cordiformis 70.0 7.7 0.9 8 Carya glabra -- -- -- -- Carya laciniosa 1.4 1.3 0.6 3 Carya ovalis -- -- -- -- Carya ovata 1.4 0.2 0.1 ([dagger]) Carya sp.
Past and present forest composition and natural history of Deep Woods, Hocking County, Ohio (1)
above ground from Betula lenta (Ramsey Cascades); one from 6 ft.
TARDIGRADE DIVERSITY IN THE MOSS ULOTA CRISPA FROM TREE CANOPIES IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK--A PRELIMINARY REPORT
The township is now nearly 90% forested and dominated by moderately shade-tolerant sprouting species such as Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, and Quercus rubra.
ANTHROPOGENIC TIES TO LATE-SUCCESSIONAL STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION IN FOUR NEW ENGLAND HEMLOCK STANDS
Secondary dispersal of seed across snow in Betula lenta, a gap-colonizing tree species.
Stages and spatial scales of recruitment limitation in southern Appalachian forests

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