Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa Calflora

Taxon Report

Alnus viridis (Chaix) Lam. & DC. ssp. fruticosa (Rupr.) Nyman

Siberian alder

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~0 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Alnus viridis
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:


JEF	Alnus fruticosa

Information about Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALVIF) 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).