Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
European alder
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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.
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ALAL7 |
Alnus alnus (L.) Britton |
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Distribution:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VT, WI), CAN (NS, ON) |
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Related Taxa:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
View
6 genera in Betulaceae,
14 species in Alnus
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Classification:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
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Classification Report.
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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.
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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.
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Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.).
1997.
Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants.
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources.
Madison, Wisconsin.
102pp.
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Introduced Information:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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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.
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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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