Alnus viridis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Alnus viridis (Chaix) Lam. & DC.

Green alder

2023 Zane Walker

2021 Julie A. Kierstead

2010 Keir Morse

2008 Louis-M. Landry

2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

Alnus viridis is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~28 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. fruticosa ... ssp. sinuata
Genus:	Alnus
Family:	Betulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


iNat	Alnus alnobetula
JEF	Betula viridis

Information about Alnus viridis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALVI5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).