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Alnus Mill.

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Alnus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754)
Alnus Mill.
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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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Mill.
Mill.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary: ... Abridged from the last folio edition, by the author, Philip Miller, in three volumes. ...Fourth edition, corrected and enlarged. Edition 4. London.
1754
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Alnus Mill.
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Alnus

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fagales
Betulaceae
Alnus

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Alnus Mill.

Trees or shrubs. Buds either stalked with 2-3 scales (subgen. ), or less often sessile with 3-6 imbricate scales (subgen. ). Lvs usually serrate or dentate. ♂ catkins: bracts peltate with 4 bracteoles to each; stamens usually 4, beneath bract. ♀ catkins < ♂, with 2 fls to each bract and bracteoles. Fruiting catkin cone-like, ovoid to ellipsoid, long- persistent. Scales 5-lobed or truncate, woody. Fr. a nutlet, usually winged, 2 in the axis of each scale.

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Alnus Mill.
Alnus
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Alnus Mill.
Betulaceae
Alnus Mill.
Alnus Mill.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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Alnus Mill.
New Zealand
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Alnus Mill.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Alnus Mill.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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1 January 2000
18 January 2018
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