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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Alnus crispa   FAMILY Betulaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa   FAMILY Betulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Alnus viridis ssp. crispa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Alnus viridis var. crispa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 054-01-001:

Alnus crispa   FAMILY Betulaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Alnus alnobetula

INCLUDING (NOT VALIDLY PUBLISHED) Notes of a botanical excursion to the mountains of North Carolina (Gray, 1842)

Alnus mitchelliana

 

COMMON NAME:
Green Alder, Mountain Alder


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image of Alnus crispa, Green Alder, Mountain Alder

L.L. (Chick) Gaddy    llg_greenalder

May?    Carter County    TN

Green Alder reaches the southern limits of its range on Round Bald, per Alpine South: Plants and Plant Communities of the High Elevations of the Southern Appalachians (Gaddy, 2014).

image of Alnus crispa, Green Alder, Mountain Alder

JK Marlow    jkm0407v_14

July    Mitchell County    NC

The Roan Highlands

Pistillate catkins ellipsoid, 0.7-1.8cm wlong, 0.6-1.2cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Alnus crispa, Green Alder, Mountain Alder

JK Marlow    jkm070721_032

July    Mitchell County    NC-TN

The Roan Highlands

Male catkin buds sessile, not pendent, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Alnus crispa, Green Alder, Mountain Alder

JK Marlow    jkm070721_036

July    Mitchell County    NC-TN

The Roan Highlands

image of Alnus crispa, Green Alder, Mountain Alder

JK Marlow    jkm070721_037

July    Mitchell County    NC-TN

The Roan Highlands

Fruit conelike, woody, and persistent, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Alnus crispa, Green Alder, Mountain Alder

Ron Lance    rwl57_a

September        

Leaves sharply double-toothed, prominently veined, base rounded, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Alnus crispa   FAMILY Betulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa   FAMILY Betulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Alnus viridis var. crispa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 054-01-001:
Alnus crispa   FAMILY Betulaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Alnus alnobetula

INCLUDING (NOT VALIDLY PUBLISHED) Notes of a botanical excursion to the mountains of North Carolina (Gray, 1842)
Alnus mitchelliana

 

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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Grassy balds, shrub balds, spruce-fir forests, and rock outcrops at high elevations (1600-1900m) in the Roan Mountain Massif, Mitchell and Avery counties, NC and Carter County, TN, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare (though locally common)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Staminate calyx 4-parted, pistillate calyx absent
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
4 stamens in staminate flowers
Inferior ovary
Unisexual

Flowers in catkins (staminate catkins elongate)

FRUIT:
Summer
Samara

 

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