Alnus glutinosa

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superrosids • Cladus: rosids • Cladus: eurosids I • Ordo: Fagales • Familia: Betulaceae • Genus: Alnus • Species: Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. (1790)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Alnus glutinosa']

English: Common Alder, Black Alder, European Alder, Black alder, black alder
تونسي: عود
Ænglisc: fūla bēam
العربية: نغت دبق
مصرى: النوس دبق
asturianu: umeru
azərbaycanca: Adi qızılağac
تۆرکجه: عادی قیزیل آغاج
башҡортса: Ҡара ерек
беларуская: Вольха чорная
български: Черна елша
bosanski: Crna joha
català: Vern
corsu: Alzu
čeština: olše lepkavá
kaszëbsczi: Czôrnô òlszô
Cymraeg: Gwernen
dansk: Rød-El
Deutsch: Schwarz-Erle, Schwarz Erle, Schwarzerle
American English: European alder
Esperanto: Nigra alno
español: Aliso común
eesti: Sanglepp
euskara: Haltz beltz
فارسی: توسکای سیاه
suomi: Tervaleppä, tervaleppä
français: Aulne glutineux, aulne glutineux
galego: Amieiro
עברית: אלמון שחור
hrvatski: Crna joha
hornjoserbsce: Łučna wólša
magyar: Enyves éger
Ido: Frangulo
íslenska: Rauðölur
italiano: Ontano nero
日本語: ヨーロッパハンノキ
ქართული: შავი მურყანი
Taqbaylit: Asɣaṛsif
қазақша: Жабысқақ қандыағаш
قازاقشا (تٴوتە): جابىسقاق قاندىاعاش
قازاقشا (جۇنگو): جابىسقاق قاندىاعاش
қазақша (кирил): Жабысқақ қандыағаш
қазақша (Қазақстан): Жабысқақ қандыағаш
qazaqşa (latın): Jabısqaq qandıağaş
qazaqşa (Türkïya): Jabısqaq qandıağaş
한국어: 검은오리나무
перем коми: Сьӧд ловпу
kernowek: Gwernen
Lëtzebuergesch: Alenter
Ladin: Aunic
lietuvių: Juodalksnis
latviešu: Melnalksnis
македонски: Црна евла
norsk bokmål: Svartor
Nederlands: Zwarte Els, Zwarte els, zwarte els
norsk nynorsk: Svartor
norsk: Svartor
ирон: Сау фæрв
polski: Olsza czarna
português: Amieiro
rumantsch: Ogn nair
română: Arinul negru
русский: Ольха чёрная
žemaitėška: Joudasā alksnis
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Crna joha
slovenčina: Jelša lepkavá
slovenščina: Črna jelša
српски / srpski: Црна јова
svenska: Klibbal
Türkçe: Adi kızılağaç
удмурт: Сьӧд лулпу
українська: Вільха чорна
vèneto: Ònaro nero
West-Vlams: Zwarte elze
võro: Must lepp
walon: Noer ônea
吴语: 普通赤杨
粵語: 普通赤楊
中文: 欧洲桤木
中文（中国大陆）: 欧洲赤杨
中文（臺灣）: 歐洲桤木

Natural habitats[edit]

Losar de la Vera, Spain
in Roihuvuori, Helsinki.
in the Burgwald, Germany.
Bruchwald im Briesetal bei Birkenwerder (Brandenburg)
in the Parforceheide (Berlin/Potsdam), Germany.
in Unterspreewald and the river Groß Wasserburger Spree, Germany
Blach alder habitat in winter (Alder ecotype: Gråsten, Denmark)
in Białowieża Forest
im Brodaer Holz bei Neubrandenburg
Forest floor of Ribeso nigri-Alnetum glutinosae - alder carr - Poland.
Alder trees in the littoral zone of Bobięcińskie Wielkie Lake, Poland
Black alder habitat in Denmark.

Images of the whole plant[edit]

in Marburg, Germany.
in Marburg, Germany.
in Marburg, Germany.
in winter in Marburg, Germany.
in Belgium
cultivated, Morton Arboretum
acc. 301-86*4
cultivated, Lisle, Illinois, USA
in Styria, Austria, Tree in March, still without leaves
Ząbki, Poland
Munkholmen, Stockholm archipelago
Niederhollabrunn, Lower Austria
Niederhollabrunn, Lower Austria

Bark[edit]

Bark
Bark
Bark
Bark
Bark (old tree)
Bark
Bark of old tree
The bark on massive branch
Stem of very young tree
Young tree
Old trees

Leaves & Buds[edit]

Leaf buds
Bud
Bud
Buds
leaves
subsp. barbata
subsp. barbata
Losar de la Vera, Spain
Losar de la Vera, Spain
Bud
Bud
Leaf

Inflorescences[edit]

Foliage, maturing male and female inflorescences
Foliage, maturing male and female inflorescences

Female[edit]

Female catkins
Female catkins

Male[edit]

catkins
flowering male catkin
flowering male catkin
Male catkin (detail)
Male flower

Infructescences & Seeds[edit]

Fruits and seeds
Fruits and seeds
Immature fruits
Immature fruits
Cone

Others[edit]

Grey stem: Alnus incana
Black stem: Alnus glutinosa
Cultivar A. glutinosa 'Imperialis', taken up at the Caputher Gemuende (Havel) in Brandenburg (Germany)
Suffering from Phytophthora alni
The Alder Tongue Gall (Taphrina amentorum)
Roots
Picidae hollows

Coppiced plants[edit]

A recently coppiced stool of Alder (Alnus glutinosa), Hampshire, England, 2005.
The same stool after one year's regrowth.
Regeneration from coppice, Brok, Poland, 04.2006
Regeneration from coppice, Brok, Poland, 04.2006
Regeneration from coppice, Brok, Poland, 04.2006
Internal roots in dead wood
Internal roots in dead wood
Internal roots in dead wood
Internal roots in dead wood

Alnus glutinosa subsp. barbata (C.A.Mey.) Yalt.[edit]

Native distribution areas[edit]

Botanical illustrations[edit]

Alnus glutinosa
plate 150 in:
Wayside and woodland blossoms,
1895
Alnus glutinosa
plate 150 in:
Wayside and woodland blossoms,
1895

alternative
crop
Alnus glutinosa bud illustration
Alnus glutinosa catkin illustration
Alnus glutinosa cone illustration
Alnus glutinosa leaf illustration
Alnus glutinosa tree illustration