[The Birch Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder

Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata

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

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

This photo shows a close-up of the catkins of sitka alder which bloom with the emergence of the leaves. Photographed along forest road #4030 on the north side of Mt. Misery in the Umatilla N.F. of southeastern Washington.......July 7, 2008. Note the numerous teeth on the margins of the leaves.

Additional images of slide alder: Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata

Paul Slichter