PLANTS Profile for Alnus incana (gray alder)

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Alnus incana (L.) Moench
gray alder

Symbol:

ALIN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Alnus incana (L.) Moench

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Distribution:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Alnus incana ssp. incana
gray alder

Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
speckled alder

Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
thinleaf alder

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Fagales
Family	Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus	Alnus Mill. – alder
Species	Alnus incana (L.) Moench – gray alder

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

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