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Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
European alder

       
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Photo of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

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Synonyms:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

  ALAL7 Alnus alnus (L.) Britton
 

Distribution:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

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USA (CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VT, WI), CAN (NS, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus
 

Classification:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

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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 glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. – European alder
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

European black alder
black alder

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW- FACW- NI FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19470.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

Commercial Timbers Description (DELTA)

FL-USFS Fact Sheet

IL-UI Plants: Woody Ornamentals

MO-MBG Kemper Center for Home Gardening

NC-Plant Fact Sheets

Native Trees of the British Isles

Silvics of North America

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

USDA NRCS Northeast Wetland Flora

University of Delaware: horticultural abstract & image

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest U.S.

 
 
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