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Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.

Betulaceae

MC ME SE North America (Canada: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia; France: St. Pierre; E USA) int MW Eurasia (Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia)

MC ME SE

hel hyg

dr(ob) (Native Americans used various preparations to alleviate pain of child birth, as a blood tonic, an emetic and purgative, for cough and fever, to stimulate kidneys, to bathe hives or piles, for eye trouble, indigestion, biliousness, jaundice, heart trouble, mouth soreness in babies, and toothache, to lower blood pressure, and to clear milky urine)

Alnus americana hort. ex Petz. & Kirchn. non Hartig Alnus carpinifolia Desf. ex Spach Alnus glutinosa d serrulata (Aiton) Regel p.p. Alnus glutinosa d serrulata lusus a. genuina Regel Alnus glutinosa d serrulata lusus b. obtusifolia Regel Alnus incana var. serrulata (Aiton) Boivin Alnus latifolia Desf. ex Hartig Alnus macrophylla Desf. ex Spach Alnus maritima hort. ex Spach Alnus noveboracensis Britton Alnus obtusifolia Mert. ex Regel Alnus rubra Desf. ex Spach non Bong. Alnus rubra Tuck. non Bong. Alnus rugosa var. obtusifolia (Regel) Regel Alnus rugosa var. obtusifolia (Regel) H.J.P.Winkl. Alnus rugosa b serrulata (Aiton) H.J.P.Winkl. Alnus serrulata a genuina Regel Alnus serrulata a vulgaris Spach Alnus serrulata b macrophylla Spach Alnus serrulata d obtusifolia (Regel) Regel Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica Fernald Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica f. emarginata Fernald Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica f. mollescens Fernald Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica f. nanella Fernald Alnus serrulata var. vulgaris Fernald Alnus serrulata var. vulgaris f. noveboracensis (Britton) Fernald Alnus undulata hort. ex H.J.P.Winkl. Betula alnus serrulata (Aiton) Michx. Betula serrulata Aiton

smooth alder; black alder, brookside alder, common alder, hazel alder, red alder p.p., tag alder

aulne tendre; aulne blanc p.p., aulne lisse

Hazelerle, Herbsterle (german); ontano rugoso (italian); Runzelerle, Weicherle (german)

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Latin name	Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.
Family	Betulaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia; France: St. Pierre; E USA) int MW Eurasia (Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr(ob) (Native Americans used various preparations to alleviate pain of child birth, as a blood tonic, an emetic and purgative, for cough and fever, to stimulate kidneys, to bathe hives or piles, for eye trouble, indigestion, biliousness, jaundice, heart trouble, mouth soreness in babies, and toothache, to lower blood pressure, and to clear milky urine)
Synonym	Alnus americana hort. ex Petz. & Kirchn. non Hartig Alnus carpinifolia Desf. ex Spach Alnus glutinosa d serrulata (Aiton) Regel p.p. Alnus glutinosa d serrulata lusus a. genuina Regel Alnus glutinosa d serrulata lusus b. obtusifolia Regel Alnus incana var. serrulata (Aiton) Boivin Alnus latifolia Desf. ex Hartig Alnus macrophylla Desf. ex Spach Alnus maritima hort. ex Spach Alnus noveboracensis Britton Alnus obtusifolia Mert. ex Regel Alnus rubra Desf. ex Spach non Bong. Alnus rubra Tuck. non Bong. Alnus rugosa var. obtusifolia (Regel) Regel Alnus rugosa var. obtusifolia (Regel) H.J.P.Winkl. Alnus rugosa b serrulata (Aiton) H.J.P.Winkl. Alnus serrulata a genuina Regel Alnus serrulata a vulgaris Spach Alnus serrulata b macrophylla Spach Alnus serrulata d obtusifolia (Regel) Regel Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica Fernald Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica f. emarginata Fernald Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica f. mollescens Fernald Alnus serrulata var. subelliptica f. nanella Fernald Alnus serrulata var. vulgaris Fernald Alnus serrulata var. vulgaris f. noveboracensis (Britton) Fernald Alnus undulata hort. ex H.J.P.Winkl. Betula alnus serrulata (Aiton) Michx. Betula serrulata Aiton
English name	smooth alder; black alder, brookside alder, common alder, hazel alder, red alder p.p., tag alder
French name	aulne tendre; aulne blanc p.p., aulne lisse
Spanish name
Other name	Hazelerle, Herbsterle (german); ontano rugoso (italian); Runzelerle, Weicherle (german)
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