rugosa ), both native to North America, and the third, A. incana ssp. (ß) incana Linnaeus, Sp. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Rep. RMRS-GTR-136. Speckled Alder is part of a very large circumpolar alder group (Alnus incana, Gray Alder) which is distributed across much of North America and Europe. Habitat. Its leaves are dark green above, […] The bark and the lenticels contribute to the scientific name Alnus incana subspecies rugosa.
speckled in reference to the numerous lenticels covering the bark..
424. • Speckled Alder (Alnus incana) - leaves are double-toothed. Alnus incana subsp. Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants, Alnus, belonging to the birch family Betulaceae.The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America, as well as the northern and southern Andes. NameThatPlant.net currently features 3767 plants and 23,377 images. Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. These lenticels allow for transfer of gas between the living tissue beneath and the atmosphere. Other common names: Mountain Alder French names: Aulne crispé Family: Birch Family (Betulaceae) Group: Alders Distinctive features: Shrub Similar species: • European Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) - leaves are indented at the tips, roundish. Alnus incana rugosa. Description Leaves. Form. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778) , a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. Yellow Water Lilly- Scientific Name. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Origin and Meaning of Names: Scientific Name: incana: grey Photographs: 179 photographs available, of which 8 are featured on this page. For many plants, the website displays maps showing physiographic provinces within the Carolinas and Georgia where the plant has been documented. The bark of the speckled alder is gray and interrupted with pale warty lenticels. Plants agoseris Agoseris alder Alnus alder, speckled Alnus incana alder, thinleaf Alnus tenuifolia alfalfa Medicago alfalfa* Medicago sativa alfalfa, sicklepod* Medicago falcata alfileria (filaree) * Erodium cicutarium alkaligrass, Nuttall Puccinellia airoides amorpha, leadplant Amorpha canescens
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Pl. Leaf blades 3–8 cm long with doubly serrate margins, paler, pubescent on veins below. This genus is comprised of about 30 species of monoecious Alder trees (of which only a few reach a large size) and shrubs.. All Alder tree species are deciduous. 5. Alders; Alnus incana ssp. Alnus incana) are just the right height to pass as either. rugosa; Speckled alder. Nuphar spp. rugosa Family Betulaceae – Alder, Birch, Hornbeam Speckled Alder is a deciduous, thicket-forming shrub to 20' tall. Specific epithet means gray or hoary in reference to leaf color. 1794. Latin name: Alnus incana ssp. MacFarland. They are native to the northeast regions of this country and Canada. • Alder-leaved Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia) - not an Alder. Speckled alder trees (Alnus rugosa syn. Updated March 2018. Notes: Easily confused with European Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa).