[Alders: The Genus Alnus in Mt. Adams Country]

Green Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder

Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata

Catkins of Green Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata) - Young leaves and catkins of Green Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata)

Both photos show the male catkins of Sitka alder as seen along Forest Rd 551 on the west side of Mt. Adams..........May 30, 2005. One characteristic of this species is that the catkins appear with the new leaves.

Young leaves of Green Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata) - Green Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata)

The photo at left shows the new leaves of Sitka alder as seen along Forest Rd 551 on the west side of Mt. Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........May 30, 2005. The photo at right shows Sitka alder along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 near the junction with the Shorthorn Trail #12, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 10, 2020.

Leaf of Green Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata)

A leaf of Sitka alder as seen along the shoreline at Bench Lake, Tract D Yakama Lands, eastern Mt. Adams...........August 11, 2013. Note the numerous minute teeth along the leaf margin.

Paul Slichter