UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Alnus glutinosa

Black alder, European alder
Habit Multi-trunked trees to 20 meters tall.
Leaves

Blades obovate to nearly orbiculate, 3--9 × 3--8 cm, margins often irregularly doubly serrate to nearly dentate, apex often retuse or obcordate, occasionally rounded; upper and lower surfaces heavily resin-coated.

Alnus glutinosa
Flowering time March-May
Habitat Wetlands at low elevation.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in King County, where escaping from a wetland restoration planting. Great Lakes region east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
A. incana, A. rhombifolia, A. rubra, A. viridis
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the University of Washington's Burke Herbarium.



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