Betulaceae
Seaside alder
Alnus maritima
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Alnus
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- نغت بحري
- arz
- نغت بحرى
- azb
- ساحل قیزیل آغاجی
- Azerbaijani
- Sahil qızılağacı
- Bulgarian
- Крайбрежна елша
- Chinese
- 海滨桤木, 俄克拉荷马桤木
- English
- Seaside alder, Brook alder
- Icelandic
- Strandölur
- Persian
- توسکای دریایی
- Russian
- Ольха приморская
- Spanish
- Betula alnus maritima, Seaside Alder
- Swedish
- Strandal
- Turkish
- Sahil kızılağacı
- udm
- Зарезь дурысь лулпу
Synonyms
- Alnus maritima subsp. georgiensis J.A.Schrad. & W.R.Graves
- Alnus maritima subsp. metoporina (Furlow) A.E.Murray
- Alnus maritima subsp. oklahomensis J.A.Schrad. & W.R.Graves
- Alnus maritima var. metoporina (Furlow) A.E.Murray
- Alnus metoporina Furlow
- Alnus oblongata var. oblonga Regel
- Betula-alnus maritima Marshall
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Joe Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Megan Bolcar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Pruett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Alnus
- Black alderAlnus glutinosaBetulaceae
- Grey alderAlnus incanaBetulaceae
- European green alderAlnus alnobetulaBetulaceae
- Red alderAlnus rubraBetulaceae
- Italian alderAlnus cordataBetulaceae
- Japanese alderAlnus japonicaBetulaceae
- Andean alderAlnus acuminataBetulaceae
- Nepal alderAlnus nepalensisBetulaceae
- Caucasian alderAlnus subcordataBetulaceae
- White alderAlnus rhombifoliaBetulaceae
- Formosan alderAlnus formosanaBetulaceae
- Evergreen alderAlnus jorullensisBetulaceae
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.