Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., 1790 33% complete

European alder

Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 54 (1790)

Data sources

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Sourced13 Source not recorded8 Not on the record12 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Gaertn. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 54 (1790) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1790 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name European alder No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to W. Siberia and Iran No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 1740 cm
  • 1740 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 249 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 90, 92, 174, 175, 178, 191, 241, 630, 673, 685, 708, 818, 873, 898, 909
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1740 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 249 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 90, 92, 174, 175, 178, 191, 241, 630, 673, 685, 708, 818, 873, 898, 909
  • Superseded 1740 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 249 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 90, 92, 174, 175, 178, 191, 241, 630, 673, 685, 708, 818, 873, 898, 909
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color brown
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Foliage texture medium
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth rate empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 3000 cm
  • 3000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 90, 92, 174, 175, 178, 191, 241, 630, 673, 685, 708, 818, 873, 898, 909
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 3000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 90, 92, 174, 175, 178, 191, 241, 630, 673, 685, 708, 818, 873, 898, 909
  • Superseded 3000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 90, 92, 174, 175, 178, 191, 241, 630, 673, 685, 708, 818, 873, 898, 909
Sourced
Sexuality monoecious
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Phenology
Bloom months feb, mar
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, feb, mar · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 174
  • Superseded jan, feb, mar · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 174
  • Superseded jan, feb, mar · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 174
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 18 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 37, 71, 86, 92, 178, 460, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 18 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 37, 71, 86, 92, 178, 460, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 18 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 37, 71, 86, 92, 178, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte)
  • 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation High
  • High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 35 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 92, 110, 444, 445, 822
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 35 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 92, 110, 444, 445, 822
  • Superseded High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 35 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 92, 110, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity empty
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 168 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 168 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 92, 818, 898
  • Superseded 168 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 92, 818, 898
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 17.8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 79, 90, 412, 670
  • Superseded 17.8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 79, 90, 412, 670
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • fuelwood, nursery_stock, ornamental, pulpwood, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded fuelwood, nursery_stock, ornamental, pulpwood, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
  • Superseded fuelwood, nursery_stock, ornamental, pulpwood, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Salt tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record