Alnus hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae. It is a tree native to Japan, Korea, northern China, the Russian Far east, and eastern Siberia. It is closely related to grey alder Alnus incana, and has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of it Alnus incana subsp. hirsuta (Spach) Á.Löve & D.Löve on the grounds that it hybridises freely with it when brought together in cultivation. It differs from grey alder in larger leaves and larger seed catkins.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Manchurian 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Alnus
- Species
- Alnus hirsuta
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