Other common names:
Mountain Alder French names:
Aulne crispé Family: Birch Family (Betulaceae) Group: Alders Distinctive features: Shrub Similar species: • European Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) - leaves are indented at the tips, roundish. • Speckled Alder (Alnus incana) - leaves are double-toothed. • Alder-leaved Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia) - not an Alder. Flowers: Spring Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Toothed Habitat: Fields and Open Areas, Wet Areas; Wet areas; also gravelly or rocky areas. Books: Trees in Canada: 304 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common.
Notes:
Easily confused with the other Alders.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: viridis: green For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
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