Taxon

Alnus rhombifolia

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Common name: white alder, Sierra alder, California alder
Family: Betulaceae (birch family)
Distribution: w. United States
Habitat: Open, rocky stream banks and adjacent (often rather dry) slopes; 100--2400 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A medium-sized, deciduous, fast-growing tree with a tall, straight trunk and an open, rounded crown and pendulous branch tips. Flowers appear in late winter, early spring as yellowish, drooping, narrow cylindrical catkins. Summer foliage is glossy dark green; fall color usually absent.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • Jepson Interchange for California Floristics • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: MAG: CC11 (CC11) • Accession: D1997-0382.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: STC: AB09 (AB09) • Accession: D1997-0382.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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