Alnus incana (L.) Moench, 1794 56% complete

Grey alder

Methodus: 424 (1794)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded18 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Moench No source recorded
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Bibliography Methodus: 424 (1794) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1794 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Grey alder No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to W. Siberia and Türkiye, N. America No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 1200 cm
  • 1200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 107 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 178, 184, 191, 241, 251, 500, 685, 818, 873, 898, 909
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 107 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 178, 184, 191, 241, 251, 500, 685, 818, 873, 898, 909
  • Superseded 1200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 107 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 178, 184, 191, 241, 251, 500, 685, 818, 873, 898, 909
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color green
2 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color green
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture coarse No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit color brown
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth form Thicket Forming No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth habit Tree, Shrub No source recorded
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Growth rate Rapid
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 2000 cm
  • 2000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 178, 184, 191, 241, 251, 500, 685, 818, 873, 898, 909
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 178, 184, 191, 241, 251, 500, 685, 818, 873, 898, 909
  • Superseded 2000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 178, 184, 191, 241, 251, 500, 685, 818, 873, 898, 909
Sourced
Sexuality monoecious
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months feb, mar No source recorded
Source not recorded
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 178, 818, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 178, 818, 918, 925
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 178, 818, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity empty
  • 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation High
  • High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 67, 71, 92, 130, 444, 445, 822
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 67, 71, 92, 130, 444, 445, 822
  • Superseded High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 67, 71, 92, 130, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 65 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 73, 92, 818, 898
  • Superseded 65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 73, 92, 818, 898
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded fuelwood, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
  • Superseded fuelwood, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt 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