Taxon

Alnus maritima subsp. maritima

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Common name: seaside alder, Delmarva alder, brook alder
Family: Betulaceae (birch family)
Distribution: s.e. United States (Delaware & Maryland)
IUCN Red list: Endangered
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
NatureServe Rank: Global Status: G3TNR
IUCN Red List code: EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)
Comments: A small deciduous tree or large shrub with multiple trunks and a narrow rounded crown that may reach 20-30' tall. Flower catkins develop in midsummer, but do not open until autumn. Relatively uncommon in our area.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: STC: AC09 (AC09) • Accession: D2014-0888.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: STC: AC09 (AC09) • Accession: D2014-0888.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: STC: AC09 (AC09) • Accession: D2014-0888.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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