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Alnus serrulata is a large shrub or small tree that may grow up to 2.5–4 m (8.2–13.1 ft) high and 15 cm (5.9 in) in diameter. The scientific name originates from alnus which is an old name for alder; serrulata points to the finely-toothed leaf margins which it possesses. It takes about 10 yrs to mature.
Female alder catkins after shedding their seeds Alnus serrulata male catkins. Alders are trees of the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae.The genus includes about 35 species [2] of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America, as well as the northern and southern Andes.
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The Betulaceae are believed to have originated at the end of the Cretaceous period (about 70 million years ago) in central China.This region at the time would have had a Mediterranean climate due to the proximity of the Tethys Sea, which covered parts of present-day Tibet and Xinjiang into the early Tertiary period.
Alnus orientalis: Oriental alder; Syrian alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus rhombifolia: white alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus rubra: red alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus rugosa: speckled alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus serrulata: common alder; hazel alder; tag alder; smooth alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus sinuata ...
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Southeastern United States. This category includes the native flora of the Southeastern United States, within the United States, in North America.; Taxa of the lowest rank are always included.
Alnus glutinosa, the common alder, black alder, European alder, European black alder, or just alder, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to most of Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa.