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Part of alder genus Alnus in alder / birch / hazel / hornbeam family Betulaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut order Fagales.
Native to the 🌐︎ Northern Hemisphere: 🇪🇺 Europe, Asia, and 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇬🇱 North America including Greenland. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).
Different subspecies specialize in different areas, including:
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Alnus hosts caterpillars of 267 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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