TREES AND SHRUBS 243 
SPECKLED 0R HOARY ALDER 
The common alder of the northern alder swamps. 
SPECKLED OR HOARY ALDER 
Alnus incana 
ForM 
A bushy shrub 6-20’ in height com- 
posed of many crooked branches. 
LEAVES 
Egg-shaped or oval with pointed tip 
2”"-4” long, downy whitish beneath, 
dark green above. Turn bright yel- 
low in autumn. Edges often doubly 
notched. 
FRUIT 
A strobile or woody cone bearing the 
wingless seed beneath the scales. 
RANGE 
Along the edge of streams and swamps 
from Pennsylvania and Nebraska, 
north to Canada. 
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Fig. 44.—Leaf, flower, and fruit of speckled alder. 
