Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen

Locations ofAlnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen in Virginia

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Family
Betulaceae
Botanical Name
Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen
Common Name
Speckled Alder
Synonym(s)
Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Sprengel
Comments
Our interpretation of results of two 20-year old molecular studies of Alnus is that relationships between traditional segregates of the Alnus incana complex are not particularly clear and could benefit from additional study with a larger group of samples.
Habitat
Stream banks and forested seeps and seepage swamps. Rare at higher elevations of the Northern Blue Ridge (Augusta, Madison, Nelson, and Page counties).
Native Status
Native

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