West Himalayan Alder

Alnus nitida

(Spach) Endl. Species

Alnus nitida
Abid Rasheed — CC BY 4.0
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Botanical name
Alnus nitida
Also known as
West Himalayan Alder
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Alnus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow West Himalayan Alder

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Alnus nitida but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Clethropsis nitida

Others in Alnus

Alnus mandshurica
Alnus acuminata subsp. glabrata
Alnus alnobetula subsp. alnobetula
Alnus × hanedae
Alnus × hosoii
Alnus × suginoi
Alnus alnobetula subsp. suaveolens
Alnus × mayrii

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