Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.

  • Filed As

    Betulaceae
    Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 14427 with & Marie Greener, 19 May 2014

  • Location

    United States of America. Maine. Washington Co. between Cutler and Lubec, Bog Brook Cove Preserve, Beach Trail parking area at E end of Moose River Road.

  • Habitat

    Edge of parking area with Alnus, Amelanchier and Betula.

  • Description

    Shrub 2–3 m tall; bark grey, somewhat warty; stems and twigs rubbery; bud scales glabrous, lustrous; male catkins well developed; female catkins uniformly > 1 cm long; the drying specimen staining newspaper brown with resin. Compare this species to the sympatric Atha & Greener 14428. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02449927

    Occurrence ID: bbb1ebc0-04aa-41b7-b683-cdc6afde533a

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02758127, D. E. Atha 14427, Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. - Accepted : Betulaceae (78.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Betulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. det D. E. Atha, 2014

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Maine

  • County/Municipio

    Washington Co.

  • Locality

    between Cutler and Lubec, Bog Brook Cove Preserve, Beach Trail parking area at E end of Moose River Road

  • Elevation

    Alt. 15 m. (49 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    44.7315, -67.1018

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    25

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 44.731517N, 67.101846W (±25m), ca 15 m elev

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