Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Alnus incana (Linnaeus) Moench subsp. tenuifolia (Nuttall) Breitung
(Mountain Alder)


Family: Betulaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Alnus tenuifolia Nuttall

Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia is a smaller tree of mountain streambanks. The leaf is more rounded than that of Alnus oblongifolia. The leaves of both species are doubly serrate.



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, Aug. 2, 2008



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, detail of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, Aug. 2, 2008



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, bark, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, bud, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, male catkin, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, female catkin, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, male & female catkins, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011



Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia, female catkin, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011


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