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Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Sitka alder
       
Symbol:   ALVIS  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Betulaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree
Shrub 		 
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N



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Synonyms:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve

  ALAL9 Alnus alnobetula (Ehrh.) K. Koch p.p.
  ALCRL Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh ssp. laciniata Hultén
  ALCRS Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh ssp. sinuata (Regel) Hultén
  ALSI3 Alnus sinuata (Regel) Rydb.
  ALVIS2 Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. var. sinuata Regel
  DUSI Duschekia sinuata (Regel) Pouzar
 

Distribution:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus, 3 subspecies in Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.
 

Classification:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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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 viridis (Chaix) DC. – green alder
Subspecies Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve – Sitka alder
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Alnus sinuata:

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,FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW FACW FAC NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Alnus sinuata:

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan             Low Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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 181895.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
 
 
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