Genus Alnus Mill.


Summary
Genus number:
437
Last updated:
31 December 2003
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Betuloideae
Common name(s):

alder
Accession count:

227 (121  active, 47  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Chen, Z.-D. et al. 1999. Phylogeny and evolution of the Betulaceae as inferred from DNA sequences, morphology, and paleobotany. Amer. J. Bot. 86:1168-1181.
  2. Furlow, J. J. 1979. The systematics of the American species of Alnus (Betulaceae). Rhodora 81:1-122, 151-248.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  4. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  5. Navarro, E. et al. 2003. Molecular phylogeny of Alnus (Betulaceae), inferred from nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS sequences. Pl. & Soil 254:207-217.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=437. Accessed 10 May 2026.