black alder
An alder with dark bark and rounded leaves, often notched at the tip, plus small woody fruit clusters on stalks.
Alnus glutinosa
All languages
- English
- black alder
- Norwegian
- svartor
- Japanese
- Alnus glutinosa — Scientific name; Japanese name under review
- Korean
- 검은오리나무 — geomeunorinamu
- Spanish
- aliso negro
- French
- aulne glutineux
- German
- Schwarz-Erle
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- Oregon State University — Alnus glutinosa brown-black-barked deciduous tree, alternate broad rounded double-serrate leaves and cone-like ovoid female catkins on long stalks
- Trees and Shrubs Online — author botanical observations contrasting notched black alder leaves and stalked female catkins with pointed gray alder
- Artsdatabanken — Norwegian svartor Alnus glutinosa usage distinct from graaor