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Photographer: Dennis W. Woodland
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Family Betulaceae
Alnus viridis (Vill.) DC. subsp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill
American green alder, green alder, mountain alder
Alnus: ancient Latin name derived from the Celtic, "growth along streams"
viridis: viridis for "green"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial shrub to 12' tall; grayish brown, smooth bark with pale lenticels; alone or in thickets |
| Flower: | winter buds almost stalkless, male catkins 1"-3 1/2" long; blooms in spring |
| Fruit: | oval, stalked fruit clusters |
| Leaf: | leaf oval to elliptic, dark green, leathery, edges finely toothed, somewhat resin-coated |
| Habitat: | moist to wet; streambanks, lakeshores, bog edges or sandy to gravelly slopes or flats |
| (Glossary) |
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