spotted alder

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the speckled alder, Alnus rugosa, common in wet areas from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia.

See: swamp alder (def. 1)

Quotations

1817

[The following trees are found near Ancaster, Upper Canada] . . . swamp oak . . . black and spotted alder. . . .

1829

In the marshes, alder, spotted alder, willow shrub, and a variety of thorn appear. . . .

1963

. . . there were thickets of mountain maple, hazel, and spotted alder.