Betulaceae
White alder
Alnus rhombifolia
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Alnus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 白桤木
- English
- White alder, California alder
- French
- Aulne de la sierra
- Hebrew
- אלנוס מעוין
- Persian
- توسکای سفید
- Polish
- Olsza biała
- Russian
- Ольха ромболистная
- Ukrainian
- Вільха біла
Synonyms
- Alnus californica (Regel) H.J.P.Winkl.
- Alnus glutinosa lus. californica Regel
- Alnus rhombifolia var. bernardina Munz & I.M.Johnst.
- Alnus rhombifolia var. ovalis H.J.P.Winkl.
- Alnus rhombifolia var. typica Callier
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mitch Barrie from Costa Mesa, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Schmiebel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Clapperton, Garry, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Nepal alderAlnus nepalensisBetulaceae
- Caucasian alderAlnus subcordataBetulaceae
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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.