Alnus mandshurica
Italian Alder
Alnus cordata
(Loisel.) Duby Species
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- Botanical name
- Alnus cordata
- Also known as
- Alder of Corsica, Hartbladige Els, Italian Alder
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Alnus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Italian Alder
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Alnus cordata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Alnus cordata
Alnus cordata f. parvifolia
Alnus cordata var. rotundifolia
Alnus cordifolia
Alnus cordifolia var. rotundifolia
Alnus macrocarpa
Alnus neapolitana
Alnus nervosa
Alnus obcordata
Alnus rotundifolia
Betula cordata
Others in Alnus
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