Alder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants ( Alnus ) belonging to the birch family (Family Betulaceae). The genus comprises about 30 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, few rea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. The description on its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media ... Red alder leaves (Alnus rubra) from US Bureau of Land Management. ... 12:18, 31 January 2004 w:en:User:Hadal 487×540 36 KB Red alder leaves closeup from US Bureau of Land Management...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_alder_leaves.jpg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_alder_leaves.jpg
The common alder has a leaf which indented at the tip and which has seven or so spines. The grey alder has leaves which should have grey hairs on the underside (this was more visible in life than comes across in these photos, but the colour effect wasn’t greatly strong).
www.auspiciousdragon.net/57north/?p=100
A stand of lichen-covered Alnus rubra, Red alder, is a remarkable sight. Peering through a stand, you can almost see the creatures that artists hide in their paintings of white barked trees and snow. ... Epiphytic lichen (lichen that grows on trees) covers most alder tree bark, giving them an ... Alder leaves ©1999...
www.rainyside.com/natives/alder.html www.rainyside.com/natives/alder.html
This article has been cited by other articles: ... Standley E. Lewis, and Mark A. Carroll ... This record provided courtesy of AGI/GeoRef.
jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/... jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/2/334
Red Alder Rubra Stem Branches Leaves Medicinal Purposes ... A. Rubra. Red Alder. Bark used to relieve indigestion and as a tonic and alterative. Leaves applied to alleviate burning and aching. Bark infusion is used as a gargle for sore throat, to induce circulation, to check diarrhea, and for eye drops.
www.agriseek.com/market/p/Red-Alder-Leaves.htm www.agriseek.com/market/p/Red-Alder-Leaves.htm
Alternate name: New Mexican Alder, Mexican Alder ... Height: 80' (24 m). Diameter: 2' (0.6 m). Leaves: in 3 rows; 1 1/2-3 1/4" (4-8 cm) long, 1-1 1/2" (2.5-4 cm) wide. Ovate or elliptical, usually doubly saw-toothed but not lobed, with 7-10 nearly straight parallel veins on each side.
www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?fotogID=1329&cur... www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?fotogID=1329&curPageNum=5&recnum=TS0654
Fungal growth on alder leaves was studied in two heavy metal polluted streams in central Germany. The aim of the study was to examine previously observed differences in leaf decomposition rates, heavy metal precipitation and fungal involvement in these processes at the microscopic level. ... Ehrman JM, Bärlocher F,
mycology.researchtoday.net/archive/3/11/660.htm
An alder leaf is almost round. ... Alder leaves change; colour in autumn and fall off the tree; (deciduous tree). ... In autumn there are alder cones on the tree. There are seeds inside, which can grow into a new alder tree.
www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/woodgate/leaves/leaves02.html www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/woodgate/leaves/leaves02.html
Another moth whose larva is a specialist feeder on alder is the dingy shell (Euchoeca nebulata), while 4 species of micromoths in the genus Phyllonorycter make blister mines on alder leaves.
www.treesforlife.org.uk/forest/species/alder.html www.treesforlife.org.uk/forest/species/alder.html
Definitions