Alnus sinuata
Common name: 
Sitka Alder
Pronunciation: 
AL-nus sin-u-AH-ta
Family: 
Betulaceae
Genus: 
Alnus
Synonyms: 
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
Yes
  • Recent studies have shown that Sitka Alder is part of a circumpolar alder group (Alnus viridis) distributed across America, Europe, and Asia.  This species has been separated into two subspecies, namely (1) A. viridis supsp. crispa - Green Alder - northern North America, including the Northwest, and (2) A. viridis subsp. sinuata - Sitka alder.

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