Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) <tr><th bgcolor=lightgreen>Scientific classification <tr><td>

Betulaceae

Birch family

<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Plantae <tr><td>Division:<td>Magnoliophyta <tr><td>Class:<td>Magnoliopsida <tr><td>Order:<td>Fagales <tr><td>Family:<td>Betulaceae </table> <tr><th bgcolor=lightgreen>Genera <tr><td> Alnus - Alders
Betula - Birches </table> Betulaceae, or the Birch Family, includes two genera of trees and shrubs, the birches and the alders. The family is often treated as also including the Corylaceae: hazels, hornbeams and hop-hornbeams. Example species of the two genera are:

Alnus - Alders
- Alnus glutinosa - Black alder
- Alnus incana - Speckled alder
- Alnus rubra - Red alder
- Alnus viridis - Green or Mountain alder
Betula - Birches
- Betula pendula - Silver birch
- Betula papyrifera - Paper birch
- Betula nigra - River birch

External link

Kew checklist - Fagales (http://www.kew.org/wcb/aboutfag.html)

Fagales

Betulaceae - Corylaceae - Fagaceae - Ticodendraceae - Casuarinaceae - Juglandaceae - Rhoipteleaceae - Myricaceae

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Categories: Plant families

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