PLANTS Profile for Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (mountain alder)

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Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill
mountain alder

Symbol:

ALVIC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

Alnus crispa

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 viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

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Synonyms:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

	ALCR6	Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh
	ALCRE	Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh var. elongata Raup
	ALCRM	Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh var. mollis (Fernald) Fernald
	ALHU3	Alnus ×hultenii Murai p.p.
	ALVIC2	Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. var. crispa (Aiton) House
	DUVI3	Duschekia viridis (Chaix) Opiz p.p.

Distribution:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill


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USA (AK, MA, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NY, PA, TN, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 14 species in Alnus, 3 subspecies in Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.

Classification:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

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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 viridis (Chaix) DC. – green alder
Subspecies	Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill – mountain alder

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Massachusetts:
mountain alder		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
mountain alder		Endangered
Tennessee:
green alder		Special Concern

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 viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

Alnus crispa:

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

FAC

FACW*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Alnus crispa:

	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.

More Accounts and Images:
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 181894.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill

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