Hazel alder
- Latin name: Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd.
- French name: Aulne tendre
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Taxonomic Serial Number: 19468
184185 [syn. A. incana var. serrulata (Ait.) Boivin]
Description
Leaves
Form
- Wavy
Margin
- Finely toothed
Buds
Form
- Rounded tip, with 2 or 3 scales
Length
- 7–10 mm
Colour
- Reddish
Twigs
Form
- Slender, smooth
Colour
- Brown
Flowers
Form
- Mature seed catkins in erect clusters of 3–6
Length
- Pollen catkins 2.5–3.5 cm
- Mature seed catkins 7–12 mm
Structure
- Monoecious
Range
Coastal region of Eastern North America; native to but rare in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec along the St. Lawrence River