Arizona alder

Alnus oblongifolia (Arizona alder) is a large alder growing up to 72 feet (22 m), from the southwestern United States and northern Sonora, Mexico. It grows across Arizona into western New Mexico mountain ranges. In central Arizona its range extends across the transition zone to the White Mountains region of eastern Arizona–western New Mexico border.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Arizona alder being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Alnus rhombifolia
• Alnus rubra
• Alnus jorullensis
• Nothofagus alessandrii
• Alnus acuminata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Betulaceae

Genus

Alnus

Species

Alnus oblongifolia

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