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Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen
speckled alder

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



Photograph of Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen
Kenneth Dritz. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Synonyms:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

  ALINA Alnus incana (L.) Moench var. americana Regel
  ALRU3 Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng.
  ALRUA Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng. var. americana (Regel) Fernald
 

Distribution by State:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

Distributional Map for Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen
Distribution Map Legend

Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen distribution:
USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CT, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus, 3 subspecies in Alnus incana (L.) Moench
 

Classification:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

     
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
Subspecies   Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen – speckled alder
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Illinois:
speckled alder Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

Alnus incana:

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:

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
FAC,OBL FACW+ FACW OBL FACW NO NO NI NI OBL OBL* FAC NO NO

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 181888.

 

 

 

 
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