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Woody > Alnus > Alnus maritima > Alnus maritima subsp. oklahomensis

Alnus maritima

ssp. oklahomensis





Origin:  United States of America.
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Alnus
Species
maritima
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Subspecies
oklahomensis
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
A globally threatened species, added to the IUCN Red List. It is the most distinctive of its species, with large trunks, narrow leaves opening into a canopy.
Habitat
Edges of rivers in shallow water with full sun. Pennington Creek and Blue River are the only two remaining locations of this species.
Notable Specimens
Pennington Creek, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, United States of America. Blue River, Springerville, Arizona, United States of America.
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