Black Alder at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Alnus glutinosa | 10 Oct 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Ulmus x hollandica | 9 Oct 2018 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Ulmus procera | 9 Oct 2018 | ruthkerruish |
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User's notes
Suckers from these trees extended 10-20 meters or more into mown areas of grass.
3 comments
ruthkerruish
wrote:
11 Oct 2018
Does this mean that all the trees which looked like elms (to me) in that vicinity are black alder? They all looked alike. Is another look required. Black alder has a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Frankia alni, which forms nodules on the tree's roots. Will have another look.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
11 Oct 2018
Not necessarily their are elms in the vicinity - Black alder leaves are stickyish
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115722-35.299147
- Altitude 560.2m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2018 11:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Plants Other Trees ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True In flower
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
Species information
- Alnus glutinosa Scientific name
- Black Alder Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- 559m to 690.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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