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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Alnus glutinosa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus glutinosa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Alnus glutinosa
COMMON NAME:
Black Alder, European Alder
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_alal7_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_algl2_003_lvd
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Zelimir Borzan, University of Zagreb, Bugwood.org bug_1379012
Month Unknown
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5398732
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5448631
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5448637
Month Unknown
Male catkins appear in fall; female appear in spring before leaves emerge, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5448656
Month Unknown
Bark becomes dark gray, scaly, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5448675
Month Unknown
Leaves of native alders tend to have pointed ends, these are rounded, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5448689
Month Unknown
Sticky ("glutinosa") young twigs & leaves distingush it from native alders, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5448690
Month Unknown
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T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5495389
Month Unknown
The straight trunk and narrow crown are unlike any native eastern alder, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Alnus glutinosa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus glutinosa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Alnus glutinosa
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Disturbed areas, suburban woodlands, wetland restoration areas (where sometimes planted and spreading), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Staminate calyx 4-parted, pistillate calyx absent
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
4 stamens in staminate flowers
Inferior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins (staminate catkins elongate)
FRUIT:
Spring?
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p101
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p054
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