PLANTS Profile for Alnus maritima (seaside alder)

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Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.
seaside alder

Symbol:

ALMA7

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

	ALMAM3	Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt. ssp. metoporina (Furlow) A.E. Murray
	ALMAM4	Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt. var. metoporina (Furlow) A.E. Murray
	ALME2	Alnus metoporina Furlow
	BEMA	Betula-Alnus maritima Marshall

Distribution:
Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.


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USA (DE, GA, MD, OK)

Related Taxa:
Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus

Classification:
Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

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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 maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt. – seaside alder

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19467.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Alnus maritima (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.

Oklahoma Biological Survey page for Alnus maritima

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