Introductory
SPECIES: Alnus viridis ssp. crispa | American Green Alder 



ABBREVIATION : 
ALNVIRC

SYNONYMS : 
   Alnus viridis (Villars) Lam. var. crispa (Michx.) House [65]
   A. crispa (Ait.) Pursh ssp. crispa [30]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ALVIC
   ALVIC2


COMMON NAMES : 
   American green alder
   mountain alder


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of American green alder is Alnus
viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill.  Sitka alder, Alnus
viridis ssp. sinuata (Regel) A. Love & D. Love, is the other subspecies
of A. viridis occurring in North America [31,64].  The subspecies
interbreed where their ranges overlap [10,21,30,36,58].

Information presented in this text is for Alnus viridis ssp. crispa.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, March 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 



AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1992. Alnus viridis ssp. crispa. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Alnus viridis ssp. crispa | American Green Alder