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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Alnus serrulata
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alnus serrulata
FAMILY
Betulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 054-01-002:
Alnus serrulata
FAMILY
Betulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Tag Alder, Hazel Alder, Smooth Alder
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_alse2_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0401d_37
January Greenville County SC
Roadside/creekside
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_alnus_serrulata_2
February
Bark frequently fluted and twisted, similar to that of Carpinus caroliniana, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
bark of American Hornbeam and Tag Alder
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Gill Newberry gn03_a_serrulata_female
March
Female flowers reddish.
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Gill Newberry gn03_a_serrulata_malecatk
March
Male catkins longer than female catkins, pendent, each one stalked, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Gill Newberry gn03_a_serrulata_oldcones
March
Fruit: Narrowly winged nutlets in persistent semi-woody conelike structures, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Gill Newberry gn03_a_serrulata_plant
March
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JK Marlow jkm0503a_02
March Greenville County SC
Paris Mountain State Park
Persistent inflorescences and fruit cones make this not easily confused, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0307c_18
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0407b_32
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Principal leaves are broadest at or beyond the middle, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm090725_038
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Leaves stipulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm090725_039
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Leaf margins finely toothed and occasionally slightly wavy, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm120704_553
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves straight-veined, petiolate; apex acute or rounded; base widely cuneate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
leaves of Hazel Alder, Hazelnut, Witch Hazel and Witch-alder
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_alnus_serrulata_4
July
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JK Marlow jkm0308e_27
August Greenville County SC
Pistillate flowers borne in erect, short, ovoid, cone-like spikes, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0309b_10
September Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s020924_a
September Greenville County SC
Furman University
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JK Marlow jkm0310d_30
October Greenville County SC
Roadside/creekside
Male catkins are conspicuous in winter, and pendulous, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Keith Bradley kab_alnus_serrulata_7842
October Sumter County SC
Mill Creek Park
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Keith Bradley kab_alnus_serrulata_7847
October Sumter County SC
Mill Creek Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_serrulata_cnc_1
November