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Lynx Lake
Sue Smith

Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Alnus oblongifolia - Arizona alder

Other Common Names: oblong leaf alder

Plant Form:Tree

Family: Betulaceae


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Plant Description Origin: Native General Description: Deciduous. Upright tree with a narrow rounded crown, often with several trunks, reaching 98 feet tall. Bark dark gray to brown, smooth, breaking into shallow vertical plates with age. Identification notes: Tall spreading crowns. Oval-shaped leaves, prominently veined, shallowly and doubly toothed, tapered at base. Female flower spikes smaller than male. Male flowers have 2 stamens. Fruit has overlapping papery scales giving appearance of small cone. Height: Up to 98 feet Width: Unavailable Habitat Habitat Description: Sandy or rocky stream banks and moist slopes. Plant Communities: Riparian Elevation: 3200 - 8000 feet Flowers Color: Yellowish-green or reddish-green Shape: Inconspicuous in elongated clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Apr - Jun Description: Male and female catkins on same tree. Males flowers are yellowish-green, elongated, catkins about 2 to 3 inches long in hanging clusters. Female flowers are very small (1/4 inch) reddish-green. Flowers appear before leaves in early spring. Leaves Leaf Color: Green Type: Simple Shape: Round or oval Margin: Toothed Attachment: Alternate Hairs: Bottom of leaves Description: Dark green above and paler green and slightly hairy below. Elliptical shape 3 inches long by 2 inches wide with narrow base and doubly-toothed margins, secondary teeth distinctly larger. Fruit Color: Green to reddish-brown Type: Cone or cone-like Description: Cone-like, woody, 1/2 inch long, green but turning reddish-brown when ripe. Contains numerous small winged seeds that ripen in early fall and persist through the winter. Bark/Branches Bark Color: Dark gray to brown Bark Texture (Mature): Rough Bark and Branch Description: Dark gray to brown and smooth with numerous short raised pores when young. Older bark develops rectangular, flat narrow plates that are scaly. Spines, thorns or prickles: N


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