Plant Image Gallery: Plant Details

Common Name(s):	Seaside Alder, Alder,Seaside
Species:	Alnus maritima
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Family:	Betulaceae

Longevity:	Perennial

Origin:	Native
Height:	6 m
Flowers:	September - October
Fruits:	Summer - Fall cones mature second year
Description:	A thicket forming shrub or sometimes small tree occurring on wet soil in granite outcrops. Found locally in Johnston and Bryan counties of Oklahoma. Also local in southern Delaware and the east shore of Maryland. Is thought to be native only to these two widely separated areas.

fruit and male flower

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