Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Duby
(Italian Alder)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlnus cordata (Italian Alder)
GenusAlnus (alders)
FamilyBETULACEAE (birches, hazels, hornbeams and alders)
OrderFAGALES (forest trees)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Alnus cordata (Italian Alder) :
1: Alnus cordata (Italian Alder)
15 Oct 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at side of lake
Image 1: CatkinsImage 2: Catkins - maleImage 3: ConesImage 4: Foliage - against skyImage 5: Foliage - against sky (2)Image 6: Foliage - against waterImage 7: Foliage - in situImage 8: Foliage - in situ (2)Image 9: Foliage - in situ - close-upImage 10: Foliage - in situ - close-up (2)Image 11: Foliage - in situ - close-up (3)Image 12: Foliage - upper side - close-upImage 13: Foliage - under side - close-upImage 14: Leaf spray and female cones - close-upImage 15: Leaf spray and flower buds - close-upImage 16: Leaf spray - upper side - close-upImage 17: Leaf spray - under side - close-upImage 18: Leaf - uppersideImage 19: Leaf - upperside (2)Image 20: Leaf - undersideImage 21: Leaf - underside (2)Image 22: Tree - in situImage 23: Axillary bud - enlargedImage 24: Catkin - female - enlargedImage 25: Catkin - female - enlarged (2)Image 26: Leaf toothing - top surface - enlargedImage 27: Leaf - top surface - enlargedImage 28: Leaf - top surface - enlarged (2)Image 29: Leaf - under surface - enlargedImage 30: Leaf - under surface - enlarged (2)Image 31: Leaf - under surface - midrib - enlargedImage 32: Leaf - under surface - midrib - enlarged (2)

Alnus cordata (Italian Alder) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alnus cordata (Italian Alder)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Alnus cordata (Italian Alder)
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