[ Alders: The Genus Alnus in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

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

Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

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

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

The photo above shows the 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, Mountain Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruiticosa, Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata) - Young leaves and catkins of Green Alder, Mountain Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder, Slide Alder, Wavy-leaf Alder, Wavy-leaved Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Synonyms: Alnus alnobetula, Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata, Alnus crispa ssp. laciniata, Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata, Alnus sinuata, Alnus sitchensis, Alnus viridis ssp. fruiticosa, Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Alnus viridis var. sinuata, Duschekia sinuata)

These photos show the new leaves and catkins of Sitka alder as seen along Forest Rd 551 on the west side of Mt. Adams...........May 30, 2005.

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

Sitka alder as seen on the eastern shoreline of Walupt Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness..........July 11, 2018.

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