Alnus lusitanica, dubbed the Iberian alder, is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae, native to Portugal and Spain.[2]

Alnus lusitanica
The Iberian alder native to Portugal and Spain
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Alnus
Species:
A. lusitanica
Binomial name
Alnus lusitanica

A tree of riparian and other wet habitats, it is a tetraploid related to the diploid common alder (Alnus glutinosa).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vít, P. (2020). "Alnus lusitanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159480422A159480493. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T159480422A159480493.en. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Alnus lusitanica Vít, Douda & Mandák". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ Vít, Petr; Douda, Jan; Krak, Karol; Havrdová, Alena; Mandák, Bohumil (2017). "Two new polyploid species closely related to Alnus glutinosa in Europe and North Africa – an analysis based on morphometry, karyology, flow cytometry and microsatellites". Taxon. 66 (3): 567–583. doi:10.12705/663.4.