Alnus alnobetula
European Green Alder, Green Alder
Also known as: Alnobetula viridis Schur +10 more
- Alnobetula viridis Schur
- Alnus alnobetula var. genuina Regel
- Alnus alpina Borkh., 1800
- Alnus crispa var. stragula Fernald
- Alnus pumila Steud.
- Alnus viridis subsp. bernardiensis Chodat
- Betula alnobetula (Ehrh.) K.Koch
- Betula alnobetula Ehrh.
- Betula viridis Vill.
- Duschekia alnobetula (Ehrh.) Pouzar
- Duschekia sinuata subsp. kamtschatica Holub
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Betulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Alnus alnobetula (commonly known as European Green Alder or Green Alder) is a shrub belonging to the Betulaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Switzerland, Tennessee, Ukraine, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
New Zealand South
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms