Alnus rhombifolia

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Related to Alnus rhombifolia: Alnus rubra, Arbutus menziesii, Quercus chrysolepis

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Alnus rhombifolia - tree of western United States

white alder, mountain alder

Alnus, genus Alnus - alders

alder tree, alder - north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant

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Other alders from North America include sitka alder (Alnus sinuata), which grows as far as the Arctic Circle in Alaska; mountain alder (Alnus tenuifolia) which is a short, shrub-like tree; California alder (Alnus rhombifolia) also called white alder; and Arizona alder (Alnus oblongifolia) or Mexican and New Mexican alder.