1861

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Native & non-native

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p052

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Alnus spp.   FAMILY Betulaceae

PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus spp.   FAMILY Betulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 054-01-000:
Alnus spp.   FAMILY Betulaceae