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Alnus incana (L.) Moench
gray alder

   
Symbol: ALIN2
Group: Dicot
Family: Betulaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N
SPM    N



Photograph of Alnus incana (L.) Moench
Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Distribution by State:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

Distributional Map for Alnus incana (L.) Moench
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Alnus incana (L.) Moench distribution:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus
Distribution of Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. incana (L.) Moench [excluded]. .
Alnus incana ssp. incana
gray alder
Distribution of Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen. . Image Available.
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
speckled alder
Distribution of Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung. . Image Available.
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
thinleaf alder
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Classification:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

     
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 incana (L.) Moench – gray alder
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Illinois:
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
speckled alder Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

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
FACU,FACW NI NI FACU FACW NO NO NI FACW FACW NI FAC NO NO

Alnus rugosa [=ALINR]:

Alnus tenuifolia [=ALINT]:
 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Alnus incana (L.) Moench

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 181887.

 

 

 

 
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