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Definition: Alnus maritima

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood.[Wordnet].

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Extended Definition: Alnus maritima


Alnus maritima

Alnus maritima
Conservation status

Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Alnus
Subgenus: Clethropsis
Species: A. maritima
Binomial name
Alnus maritima
(Marsh.) Muhl. ex Nutt.

Alnus maritima (also called Seaside Alder) is a species of plant in the Betulaceae family. It is endemic to the United States.

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