European Black Alder
Alnus glutinosa |
Other common names:
Black Alder
French names:
Aulne glutineux
Family:
Birch Family (Betulaceae)
Group:
Alders
Distinctive features:
Shrub; Leaves roundish, usually indented at the tip; bark speckled.
Similar species:
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Speckled Alder (Alnus incana) - very similar, often confused. Leaves are more pointed at the ends and are double-toothed.
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Green Alder (Alnus viridis) - leaves are pointed at the ends.
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Alder-leaved Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia) - not an Alder.
Flowers:
Spring
Leaves:
Alternate, Simple, Toothed; Roundish.
Habitat:
Wet Areas, Bogs and Fens, Lakeshores, Pond Margins, Swamps, Shrub Swamps; Wet areas, and nearby wet areas.
Books:
Trees in Canada: 305
Native/Non-native:
Non-native
Status:
Locally common.
Notes:
Easily confused with Speckled Alder (Alnus incana). Can be invasive.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: glutinosa: sticky
Photographs:
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Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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