Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fagales > Family Betulaceae

Alnus Mill.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Alnaster*	Spach	heterotypic synonym
*Alnobetula*	(W. D. J. Koch) Schur	heterotypic synonym; nom. superfl.
*Betula-alnus*	Marshall	heterotypic synonym
*Clethropsis*	Spach	heterotypic synonym
*Cremastogyne*	(H. J. P. Winkl.) Czerep.	heterotypic synonym
*Duschekia*	Opiz	heterotypic synonym
*Semidopsis*	Zumagl.	heterotypic synonym; nom. superfl.
*Alnus cordata*	(Loisel.) Duby	taxonomically included in
*Alnus glutinosa*	(L.) Gaertn.	taxonomically included in
*Alnus incana*	(L.) Moench	taxonomically included in
*Alnus lusitanica*	Vít, Douda & Mandák	taxonomically included in
*Alnus orientalis*	Decne.	taxonomically included in
*Alnus rohlenae*	Vít, Douda & Mandák	taxonomically included in
*Alnus subcordata*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Alnus viridis*	(Chaix) DC.	taxonomically included in

Children

Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Duby
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
Alnus incana (L.) Moench
Alnus lusitanica Vít, Douda & Mandák
Alnus orientalis Decne.
Alnus rohlenae Vít, Douda & Mandák
Alnus subcordata C. A. Mey.
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: lepät sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: alar

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Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Alnus Mill. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/373a127c-70f9-47aa-b867-ab2e8fdcc300

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status VU 1996 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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