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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Alnus

Hierarchical position of the Genus Alnus

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Hamamelididae Takht. pub. 1967       SuperOrdo  Juglandanae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.       Ordo  Corylales Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 11. 1829.       Familia  Betulaceae Gray pub. Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 222, 243. 1 Nov 1821, nom. cons. common name: Birches, alders       Subfamilia  Betuloideae Rich. ex Arn. pub. Encycl. Brit., ed. 7, 5: 131. 9 Mar 1832.       Tribus  Alneae (Spach) Ledeb. pub. Fl. Ross. 3: 654. Nov 1850.       Genus  Alnus Mill. pub. (1754) common name: alder

Named members of the Genus Alnus

1	Species  alnobetula (Ehrh.) K. Koch p.p. syn. Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
2	Species  alnus (L.) Britt. syn. Alnus glutinosa
3	Species  crispa (Ait.) Pursh
	4    Varietas  elongata Raup syn. Alnus viridis ssp. crispa 5    Subspecies  laciniata Hult�n syn. Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata 6    Varietas  mollis (Fern.) Fern. syn. Alnus viridis ssp. crispa 7    Subspecies  sinuata (Regel) Hult�n syn. Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
8	Species  glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. common name: European alder, black alder, or  (Norwegian), Fearna  (Gaelic)
9	Species  incana (L.) Moench common name: tag alder, speckled alder, or  (Norwegian)
	10    Varietas  americana Regel syn. Alnus incana ssp. rugosa 11    Varietas  occidentalis (Dippel) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia 12    Subspecies  rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen common name: speckled alder 13    Varietas  serrulata (Ait.) Boivin syn. Alnus serrulata 14    Subspecies  tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung common name: thinleaf alder 15    Varietas  virescens S. Wats. syn. Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
16	Species  maritima (Marsh.) Muhl. ex Nutt.
	17    Subspecies  metoporina (Furlow) E. Murr. syn. Alnus maritima 18    Varietas  metoporina (Furlow) E. Murr. syn. Alnus maritima
19	Species  metoporina Furlow syn. Alnus maritima
20	Species  nepalensis D. Don common name: Nepal alder
21	Species  noveboracensis Britt. syn. Alnus serrulata
22	Species  oblongifolia Torr. common name: Arizona alder
23	Species  oregona Nutt.
	24    Varietas  pinnatisecta Starker syn. Alnus rubra
25	Species  rhombifolia Nutt. common name: white alder
	26    Varietas  bernardina Munz & Johnston syn. Alnus rhombifolia
27	Species  rubra Bong. common name: red alder, Oregon alder
28	Species  rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng.
	29    Varietas  americana (Regel) Fern. syn. Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
30	Species  serrulata (Ait.) Willd.
	31    Varietas  subelliptica Fern. syn. Alnus serrulata
32	Species  sinuata (Regel) Rydb. syn. Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata common name: Sitka alder
33	Species  tenuifolia Nutt. syn. Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia common name: slender alder, alder, mountain ash, mountain alder
34	Species  viridis (Vill.) Lam. & DC.
	35    Subspecies  crispa (Ait.) Turrill common name: mountain alder 36    Varietas  crispa (Ait.) House syn. Alnus viridis ssp. crispa 37    Subspecies  fruticosa (Rupr.) Nyman common name: Siberian alder 38    Subspecies  sinuata (Regel) A.& D. L�ve common name: Sitka alder 39    Varietas  sinuata Regel syn. Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
40	Species  x fallacina Callier
41	Species  x hultenii Murai p.p. syn. Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
42	Species  x purpusii Callier syn. Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.