Alnus glutinosa |
Alnus oblongifolia |
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Black alder, European alder |
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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. |
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Alnus glutinosa |
Alnus oblongifolia |
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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 | |
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