Photo: Alnus hirsuta 1.
Botanical name:
var. mandschurica. Branch with cones. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-09-29.
var. mandschurica. Branch with cones. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-09-29.
var. sibirica. Male flowers, hanging down, and female flowers, sticking out. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-04-22.
Alnus hirsuta (Spach) Turcz. ex Rupr.
Engl.: Manchurian alder.
Sven.: japansk gråal.
Suom.: kamtsatkanleppä.
TCM: lioa dong qi mu.
Jap.: ke-yama-han-no-ki.
Bot. syn.: Alnus inokumae S. Murai & Kusaka, Alnus sibirica (Spach) Turcz. ex Kom.
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