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Life Form:

Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Average Height:

10-20' (3-6 meters)

Bark Characteristics:

Smooth, grey

Bloom Characteristics:

Male flowers are slim, green catkins that grow in clusters of 2-5 and are 2-4" (5-10.2 cm) long. Female flowers are uprigh, red-brown catkins that grow in clusters of 2-5 and are .25" (.6 cm) long.

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, alternate, elliptical to ovate leaves have serrate margines. Leaves are 2-4" (5-10.2 cm) long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Fruit resembles a cone with woody scales. Up to 1" (2.5 cm) long.

Range:

E Canada to Central and E USA

Habitat:

Boggy ground

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Common Name:

Hazel alder

Smooth alder

Speckled alder

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Fagales

Family:

Betulaceae

Genus:

Alnus

Species:

serrulata

Accession Number:

2024-0140A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection

On Display:

National Museum of Natural History

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7c448afad-3683-492f-8e41-fe447193d29b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2024-0140A