Alnus rubra

"Red alder" redirects here. For the Southern African tree, see Cunonia capensis.

Alnus rubra
Red alder leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Alnus
Subgenus: Alnus subg. Alnus
Species:
A. rubra
Binomial name
Alnus rubra
Natural range of Alnus rubra
Synonyms[2]
  • Alnus incana var. rubra (Bong.) Regel
  • Alnus oregana Nutt.
  • Alnus rubra var. pinnatisecta Starker
  • Alnus rubra f. pinnatisecta (Starker) Rehder

Alnus rubra, the red alder,[3][4] is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to western North America (Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Montana).[2][5][6]

  1. ^ Stritch, L. (2014). "Alnus rubra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 208. IUCN. e.T194598A2351803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194598A2351803.en.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ USDA Plants Profile: Alnus rubra
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ubc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).