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Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen
speckled alder

       
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Photo of Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen
Alnus rugosa

Kenneth Dritz. 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 incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

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Synonyms:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

  ALINA Alnus incana (L.) Moench var. americana Regel
  ALRU3 Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng.
  ALRUA Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng. var. americana (Regel) Fernald
 

Distribution:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

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USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus, 3 subspecies in Alnus incana (L.) Moench
 

Classification:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

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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
Subspecies Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen – speckled alder
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
speckled alder              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

Alnus incana:

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
FACU,FACW NI NI FACU FACW NO NO NI FACW FACW NI FAC NO NO

Alnus rugosa:

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
FAC,OBL FACW+ FACW OBL FACW NO NO NI NI OBL OBL* FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 181888.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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

 

Related Web Sites:
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Canada-Evergreen Native Plant Database

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ForestryImages.org

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

NY-New York Flora Association

OR-Landscape Plants (OSU)

UK-Plants For A Future

Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Wetland Plants of Wisconsin (UofWI at Green Bay)

 
 
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