Betulaceae
Japanese alder
Alnus japonica
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Alnus
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Common names
By language (18)
- arz
- النوس جابونيكا
- azb
- ژاپون قیزیل آغاجی
- Azerbaijani
- Yapon qızılağacı
- Bulgarian
- Японска елша
- Chinese
- 日本桤木, 日本榿木, 水柯子, 赤扬, 赤杨
- Czech
- Olše japonská
- Dutch
- Japanse els
- English
- Japanese alder
- German
- Japanische Erle
- Icelandic
- Mýraölur
- Japanese
- ハンノキ, アルダー, ハリノキ, 榛の木, 赤楊
- Korean
- 오리나무
- Persian
- توسکای ژاپنی
- Polish
- Olsza japońska
- Russian
- Ольха японская
- Slovenian
- Japonska jelša
- Spanish
- Aliso japones, Aliso japonés
- Turkish
- Japon kızılağacı
Synonyms
- Alnus borealis var. koreana (Callier) Nakai
- Alnus harinoki Siebold
- Alnus japonica f. arguta (Regel) H.Ohba
- Alnus japonica f. koreana (Callier) H.Ohba
- Alnus japonica f. serrata (Nakai) M.Kim
- Alnus japonica var. arguta (Regel) Callier
- Alnus japonica var. genuina Callier
- Alnus japonica var. koreana Callier
- Alnus japonica var. latifolia Callier
- Alnus japonica var. minor Miq.
- Alnus japonica var. reginosa Nakai
- Alnus japonica var. rufa Nakai
- Alnus japonica var. rufinervis Honda
- Alnus japonica var. serrata Nakai
- Alnus japonica var. villosa L.Zhao & D.Chen
- Alnus maritima var. arguta Regel
- Alnus maritima var. japonica (Thunb.) Regel
- Alnus reginosa Nakai
- Betula japonica Thunb.
Photos
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: motoj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.