Definition of Alnus rugosa

1. Noun. Common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down.

Exact synonyms: Speckled Alder
Group relationships: Alnus, Genus Alnus
Generic synonyms: Alder, Alder Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alnus Rugosa

Almira
Almiros
Almoravid
Almyros
Alnair
Alnico
Alnilam
Alnitak
Alnus
Alnus crispa
Alnus glutinosa
Alnus incana
Alnus maritima
Alnus rhombifolia
Alnus rubra
Alnus rugosa (current term)
Alnus serrulata
Alnus veridis
Alnus veridis crispa
Alnus vulgaris
Alocasia macrorrhiza
Aloe ferox
Aloe vera
Aloeaceae
Alogian
Alogians
Aloha State
Alois Senefelder
Alonso
Alonzo

Literary usage of Alnus rugosa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Alnus rugosa Spreng. Syst. 3: 848. 1826. A shrub 5°-2o° tall, or sometimes a small tree, attaining a maximum height of 40° and a trunk diameter of 6', ..."

2. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1907)
"Alnus rugosa K. Koch, 1872, Dend., vol. 11, pt. 1, p. 635. Description.—Numerous leaf impressions of this species occur in the fine silt at Drum Point, ..."

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