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Common Name:
Green Alder, Mountain Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus crispa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus viridis ssp. crispa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Alnus crispa 054-01-001 FAMILY: Betulaceae
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
Rare (though locally common)
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Tag Alder, Hazel Alder, Smooth Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus serrulata FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus serrulata FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Alnus serrulata 054-01-002 FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Streambanks, bogs, wet thickets
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Speckled Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus rugosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus incana ssp. rugosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Braided streamhead seepage swamps (in VA), other seepy or saturated wetlands
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name: Georgia Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus maritima ssp. georgiensis FAMILY: Betulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Alnus maritima FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Standing water of Ridge-and-Valley spring run
Rare (endemic to a single site in Bartow County, GA)
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Black Alder, European Alder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alnus glutinosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alnus glutinosa FAMILY: Betulaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, suburban woodlands
Non-native: Europe
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