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Alnus rubra Bong.
red alder

   
Symbol: ALRU2
Group: Dicot
Family: Betulaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N



Photograph of Alnus rubra Bong.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United Kingdom, England, Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens.
 
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Synonyms:
Alnus rubra Bong.

  ALOR Alnus oregona Nutt.
  ALORP Alnus oregona Nutt. var. pinnatisecta Starker
 

Distribution by State:
Alnus rubra Bong.

Distributional Map for Alnus rubra Bong.
Distribution Map Legend

Alnus rubra Bong. distribution:
USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, CA, ID, OR, WA

 

Related Taxa:
Alnus rubra Bong.

6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus
 

Classification:
Alnus rubra Bong.

     
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 rubra Bong. – red alder
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Alnus rubra Bong.

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,FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC FACW FAC NO NO

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Alnus rubra Bong.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan             Low Low
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Alnus rubra Bong.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19474.

 

 

 

 
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