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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Alnus crispa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
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Read more about Green Alder at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
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
COMMON NAME:
Green Alder, Mountain Alder
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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.
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm070721_036
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
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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.
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Ron Lance rwl57_a
September
Leaves sharply double-toothed, prominently veined, base rounded, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Alnus crispa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
FAMILY
Betulaceae
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
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to North Carolina
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
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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
Samara
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p055
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p37
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p054