Definition of Alnus crispa

1. Noun. North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts.

Exact synonyms: Alnus Veridis Crispa, Green Alder
Group relationships: Alnus, Genus Alnus
Generic synonyms: Alder, Alder Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alnus Crispa

Almains
Almaty
Almayne
Almeida's disease
Almen's test for blood
Almighty
Almira
Almiros
Almoravid
Almyros
Alnair
Alnico
Alnilam
Alnitak
Alnus
Alnus crispa
Alnus glutinosa
Alnus incana
Alnus maritima
Alnus rhombifolia
Alnus rubra
Alnus rugosa
Alnus serrulata
Alnus veridis
Alnus veridis crispa
Alnus vulgaris
Alocasia macrorrhiza
Aloe ferox
Aloe vera
Aloeaceae

Literary usage of Alnus crispa

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

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... wet woods and swamps. Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill Mountain alder Deciduous shrub Cool, rocky, wooded slopes. alnus crispa (Ait. ..."

2. Flora Americae Septentrionalis: Or, A Systematic Arrangement and Description by Frederick Pursh (1814)
"Betula alnus crispa. Mich.fi. amer. 2. p. 181. Betula crispa. Ait. kew. 3. p. 339. In Canada and on high mountains, ..."

3. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"The smallest species is the GREEN or MOUNTAIN ALDER (558) —alnus crispa (A. v(ridis), — which never grows to over 10 feet. It can be surely known by the ..."

4. White Mountain Trails: Tales of the Trails to the Summit of Mount Washington by Winthrop Packard (1912)
"... the seeds of Alnus mollis from the banks of the Ellis River if planted along the head wall of the Tuckerman Ravine would not grow up to be alnus crispa. ..."

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