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Alder
Alder
is the common name of a
genus
of
flowering plants
(
Alnus
) belonging to the birch
family
Betulaceae
. The genus comprises about 35
species
of
monoecious
trees
and
shrubs
, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the
north temperate zone
with a few species extending into
Central America
, as well as the northern and southern
Andes
.
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