#genus_Alnus__Alnus alders
supertype: hamamelid_dicot_genus__hamameliddicotgenu genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
member of: family_Betulaceae
member: alder_tree__aldertree__alder north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood
member: common_alder__European_black_alder__Alnus_glutinosa__Alnus_vulgaris medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
member: gray_alder__Alnus_incana native to Europe but introduced in America
member: seaside_alder__seasidealder__Alnus_maritima shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
member: white_alder__whitealder__mountain_alder__Alnus_rhombifolia tree of western United States
member: red_alder__redalder__Oregon_alder__Alnus_rubra large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
member: speckled_alder__Alnus_rugosa common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
member: smooth_alder__hazel_alder__hazelalder__Alnus_serrulata common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
member: Alnus_veridis__green_alder__greenalder shrub of mountainous areas of Europe
member: green_alder__greenalder__Alnus_veridis_crispa__Alnus_crispa North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts
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