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  8. Green Alder

species 24,911 observations

Green Alder

Alnus alnobetula

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

280 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it White Triangle Tortrix, Large Red-belted Clearwing Moth, Alder Leafminer, Phyllonorycter alaskana 228
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Striped Alder Sawfly, Banded Alder Borer, Red-edged Saperda, Trumpet Creeper Leafminer 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Edwardsiana commissuralis, Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw 41
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Platycotis maritima, Psylla viridescens, Carolina Mantis, Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth 6

Children

  • Mountain Alder
  • European Green Alder
  • Sitka Alder
  • Siberian Alder

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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