Index of Species Information
SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
Introductory
SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION :
Matthews, Robin F. 1992. Alnus viridis subsp. crispa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online].
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,
Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/shrub/alnvirc/all.html [].
ABBREVIATION :
ALNVIRC
ALNVIR
SYNONYMS :
Alnus viridis (Villars) Lam. var. crispa (Michx.) House [65]
A. crispa (Ait.) Pursh subsp. crispa [30]
SCS PLANT CODE :
ALVIC
ALVIC2
COMMON NAMES :
mountain alder
American green alder
TAXONOMY :
The currently accepted scientific name of mountain alder is Alnus
viridis (Chaix) DC. subsp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill. Sitka alder, Alnus
viridis subsp. sinuata (Regel) A. Love & D. Love, and Siberian alder,
Alnus viridis subsp. fruticosa (Ruprecht) Nyman, are other subspecies
of green alder (A. viridis) occurring in North America [31,64,67,68].
The subspecies interbreed where their ranges overlap [10,21,30,36,58].
Information presented in this text is for mountain alder.
LIFE FORM :
Shrub
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS :
No special status
OTHER STATUS :
NO-ENTRY
DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION :
Mountain alder is widely distributed throughout interior, central,
and northern Alaska across the Yukon Territory and interior Canada to
Labrador, Newfoundland, and Greenland. It extends south through New
England and the Great Lakes States, and into the Pacific Northwest.
Disjunct populations are documented in south-central Pennsylvania and
west-central North Carolina [21,36,48,58].
ECOSYSTEMS :
FRES10 White - red - jack pine
FRES11 Spruce - fir
FRES15 Oak - hickory
FRES17 Elm - ash - cottonwood
FRES18 Maple - beech - birch
FRES19 Aspen - birch
FRES20 Douglas-fir
FRES22 Western white pine
FRES23 Fir - spruce
FRES24 Hemlock - Sitka spruce
FRES26 Lodgepole pine
FRES28 Western hardwoods
STATES :
AK CA ME MA MI MN NH NY NC OR
PA VT WA WI AB BC LB MB NB NF
NT NS ON PQ SK YT
BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS :
1 Northern Pacific Border
2 Cascade Mountains
KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS :
K001 Spruce - cedar - hemlock forest
K002 Cedar - hemlock - Douglas-fir forest
K003 Silver fir - Douglas-fir forest
K004 Fir - hemlock forest
K008 Lodgepole pine - subalpine forest
K012 Douglas-fir forest
K013 Cedar - hemlock - pine forest
K015 Western spruce - fir forest
K025 Alder - ash forest
K081 Oak savanna
K093 Great Lakes spruce - fir forest
K094 Conifer bog
K095 Great Lakes pine forest
K096 Northeastern spruce - fir forest
K099 Maple - basswood forest
K101 Elm - ash forest
K102 Beech - maple forest
K106 Northern hardwoods
K107 Northern hardwoods - fir forest
K108 Northern hardwoods - spruce forest
SAF COVER TYPES :
1 Jack pine
5 Balsam fir
12 Black spruce
13 Black spruce - tamarack
14 Northern pin oak
15 Red pine
16 Aspen
17 Pin cherry
18 Paper birch
21 Eastern white pine
22 White pine - hemlock
23 Eastern hemlock
24 Hemlock - yellow birch
25 Sugar maple - beech - yellow birch
26 Sugar maple - basswood
27 Sugar maple
30 Red spruce - yellow birch
31 Red spruce - sugar maple - beech
32 Red spruce
33 Red spruce - balsam fir
35 Paper birch - red spruce - balsam fir
37 Northern white-cedar
38 Tamarack
39 Black ash - American elm - red maple
60 Beech - Sugar maple
62 Silver maple - American elm
107 White spruce
108 Red maple
201 White spruce
202 White spruce - paper birch
203 Balsam poplar
204 Black spruce
205 Mountain hemlock
206 Engelmann spruce - subalpine fir
207 Red fir
210 Interior Douglas-fir
215 Western white pine
217 Aspen
218 Lodgepole pine
221 Red alder
222 Black cottonwood - willow
223 Sitka spruce
224 Western hemlock
225 Western hemlock - Sitka spruce
226 Coastal true fir - hemlock
227 Western redcedar - western hemlock
228 Western redcedar
229 Pacific Douglas-fir
230 Douglas-fir - western hemlock
251 White spruce - aspen
252 Paper birch
253 Black spruce - white spruce
254 Black spruce - paper birch
SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES :
NO-ENTRY
HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES :
Mountain alder is a dominant or codominant in a variety of
habitats. It may occur as an understory dominant in open conifer
forests with black spruce (Picea mariana), white spruce (P. glauca),
lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), and jack pine (P. banksiana)
overstories; and in open and closed deciduous forests with paper birch
(Betula papyrifera), quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), balsam poplar
(P. balsamifera), and red alder (Alnus rubra) overstories. American
green alder can dominate in shrub types (often with Salix spp.) and on
open, moist tundra [5,13,20,55,57].
The following publications classify mountain alder as a dominant
shrub layer component:
Forest community types of west-central Alberta in relation to selected
environmental factors [13]
Field guide to forest ecosystems of west-central Alberta [14]
Classification, description, and dynamics of plant communities after
fire in the taiga of interior Alaska [20]
Vegetation types in northwestern Alaska and comparisons with communities
in other Arctic regions [23]
Reconnaissance of vegetation and soils along the Dempster Highway, Yukon
Territory: I. Vegetation types [49]
The Alaska vegetation classification [57]
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE :
Alders (Alnus spp.) are used as a source of firewood in regions where
fuels are scarce [21]. Native Americans in Alaska consider alder a
prime fuel for smoking salmon [39].
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE :
Mountain alder generally is of low value as browse for big game,
but it is consumed in small quantities by deer [24,25]. In some areas,
however, it is utilized heavily by moose [3,15,52,54] and caribou
[2,54].
Although mountain alder is a principal component in mountain goat
foraging areas, goats do not browse it. The alder shrubs do, however,
provide ground cover that lessens snow accumulation, making lady fern
(Athyrium filix-femina) more accessible to mountain goats [29].
Muskrat, beaver, cottontail, and snowshoe hares feed on alder twigs and
foliage [25]. Many birds eat alder seeds, buds, and catkins [25,54,58].
Mountain alder is an important component of white-tailed ptarmigan
winter forage [58].
Alder can be an important secondary forage for livestock, especially
cattle [21,54].
PALATABILITY :
The palatability of alder to big game and livestock is generally low
[15,24,54].
NUTRITIONAL VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
COVER VALUE :
Mountain alder often forms dense thickets which serve as cover for
many wildlife species. Big game animals use alder for hiding and escape
cover. Bird species use alder thickets for nesting, feeding, and
resting [25].
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES :
The major value of Mountain alder in rehabilitation is its ability
to invade sterile soil and increase the organic matter content by
nitrogen fixation [9,24]. Mountain alder can fix nitrogen at a
rate of 18 to 55 pounds per acre (20-62 kg/ha) per year [24]. Soil
fertility increases as the plant looses leaves and other parts and the
nitrogen-containing materials become available to decomposer species in
the soil [51]. The nitrogen content in soil after glaciation is at a
maximum when inhabited by mature alder, but is slowly depleted as spruce
(Picea spp.) takes over [53].
Alders contribute to the reduction of soil erosion [21,50,59] and help
to stabilize alluvial deposits [50].
Mountain alder recovered well within 2 to 3 years after an oil
spill near Norman Wells, Northwest Territories [59]. It was also noted
for its ability to colonize tailings at the Discovery Mine, Northwest
Territories [59].
OTHER USES AND VALUES :
Alder bark is very astringent and has been used medicinally by Native
Americans. It has also been used in the tanning of leather and dying of
textiles [21].
OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
Mountain alder can be a major competitor of conifer seedlings
following timber harvest. Dense thickets can prevent conifer
establishment over large areas [24]. However, due to its
nitrogen-fixing ability, alder can improve soil fertility [9,40,50]. It
is also a nurse tree for conifers such as spruce (Picea spp.), pine
(Pinus spp.), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) on
nitrogen-deficient soils [50]. Some suggest that conifers should be
established prior to the alder to ensure that conifer growth is not
hindered [24].
Mountain alder is a key indicator species of productive lodgepole
pine stands in subalpine regions in British Columbia [26].
When desired, alder stands can be established on cool, moist sites by
direct seeding or planting 2- and 3-year-old seedlings. Nondormant
seeds should be sown in the spring and dormant seeds in the fall.
Unstratified alder seeds will germinate but at a slower rate than
stratified seeds [59]. Overmature thickets cut in the spring or winter
will rapidly regrow [25].
Control: In the Caribou Forest Region of British Columbia, ripping
apart clumps of alder with V-shaped or straight-blade plows has been
successful at setting back the alder enough to establish a softwood crop
[24]. When applied as stump, basal, or foliage sprays, 2,4,5-T or 2,4-D
control alder effectively [25,40].
BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Mountain alder is a deciduous, ascending shrub usually reaching up
to 10 feet (3 m) in height [18,30,48,58]. Occasionally, it may reach
heights of 20 to 30 feet (6-9 m) [10,21]. Growth rates vary with site
and location, but usually decrease at higher elevations [24,30].
Mountain alder often forms dense thickets [10,58,59]. The bark is
yellowish-brown and twigs have sessile, pointed axillary buds [10,24].
Leaves are ovate or elliptic and glabrous above, but pubescent below.
The margins are serrated with very fine teeth [4,18,30,48,58].
The roots of mountain alder are shallow and have nodules
containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms [8,10,21].
RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM :
Phanerophyte
REGENERATION PROCESSES :
Sexual reproduction: Mountain alder is monoecious [10,14,24].
The female catkins turn woody and conelike at maturity. The seeds are
winged nutlets [48,58] that are dispersed by wind and water [21,37,45].
One study estimated mountain alder seed to be 40 percent viable
[61].
Germination from seed on disturbed habitats is the primary form of
reproduction for mountain alder [24,25]. The seeds invade and
colonize bare mineral soil [24,37,60] in areas such as avalanche tracks,
talus slopes, fresh alluvium, and soils left by retreating glaciers
[24,58]. In interior Alaska, the frequency of occurrence of alder
species is three times greater on bare mineral soil than on organic
surfaces [60].
Vegetative reproduction: Mountain alder sprouts from the root
crown if damaged or cut. Sprouting often occurs after mechanical site
preparation [24] and natural disturbances such as avalanches [41] and
fire [33,35,45,46].
SITE CHARACTERISTICS :
Mountain alder occurs at elevations from sea level to 6,600 feet
(2,000 m) [21] on steep to level terrain. It occupies habitats ranging
from open tundra to open conifer forests [18,20,57] but cannot withstand
a dense overstory [24]. It can occur singly or in thickets along
streams, lakeshores, coasts, bogs, or muskeg margins, and as an
understory component in conifer forests [21,24]. Mountain alder
is usually associated with some source of moisture, but is adapted to
somewhat drier conditions than other alders [21]. The wetter sites are
more favorable for high nitrogen-fixing activity [27]. Its shallow
roots make it well adapted to the generally cold, harsh climate
characteristic of sites which it inhabits, where the soil may be only
shallowly thawed [8,24].
Soil textures range from sandy to gravelly or rocky; green alder often
occurs on morainal soil left by retreating glaciers [21,24,58]. Soils
supporting mountain alder in deglaciated areas are generally
acidic (pH 5.0-6.5) [24,53].
SUCCESSIONAL STATUS :
Facultative Seral Species
Mountain alder is semi-shade tolerant [24,44] and is considered a
pioneer or seral species [21,25,26]. It invades and inhabits terraces
above the floodplain which are subject to occasional flooding [8,56],
and is a pioneer on alkaline glacial outwash [59]. After fire, American
green alder sprouts from the root crown and establishes by seed from
plants in adjacent unburned areas [33,35,45]. The bare mineral soils
created by these disturbances are prime sites for mountain alder.
These shrubs provide shade that reduce soil temperatures, allowing
spruce and other genera to establish [1,9].
SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT :
The pistillate catkins of mountain alder emerge before or with the
leaves in spring; staminate catkins are produced during the previous
growing season [10,21,24,48]. Flowering takes place from May to June,
with fruits maturing in July [24,58,61]. Cones ripen from mid-September
to mid-November, depending on latitude and elevation, and seed dispersal
takes place immediately thereafter [48,58,60]. The leaves do not turn
color, but remain green until they are dropped in the fall.
FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
Mountain alder is considered a survivor species because it sprouts
from basal or underground parts following fire [19,44]. Additionally,
its wind-dispersed seeds quickly colonize bare mineral soils exposed by
fire. Regeneration from sprouting and the establishment of seedlings
allow mountain alder to reestablish at a fairly rapid rate
following fire [11,12,45,46]. Mountain alder is very adaptable
and is successful regardless of length of the fire cycle [44].
FIRE REGIMES :
Find fire regime information for the plant communities in which this
taxon may occur by entering the plant name in the FEIS home page under
"Find Fire Regimes".
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)
FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT :
Mountain alder does not burn easily, and dense stands can
sometimes prevent fire spread [35,45]. However, light- to
moderate-severity fires can kill aerial portions, and high-severity
fires can remove the organic layer and leave charred roots exposed,
eliminating sprouting from underground parts [60].
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT :
NO-ENTRY
PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE :
Mountain alder sprouts from the root crown following fire
[33,35,45]. The sprouting response is usually immediate and generally
results in an increased number of plants [35,45,58]. Mountain
alder also reestablishes by seed dispersed from adjacent, unburned
areas. Green alder is abundant in areas with a history of frequent
fires. This nitrogen-fixing alder may be favored over other invading
species by severe fires that remove the surface organic matter [42].
Alder invasion and persistence are favored by fire, but total recovery
is slow [16,21,24]. One study in central Alberta showed prefire
mountain alder cover to be 36 percent, while 1 year later it was
only 4 percent [16]. Repeated fires near treeline and in wet sites can
result in thickets of mountain alder [23].
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE :
For information on prescribed fire and postfire responses of many plant
species, including mountain alder, see these Research Project Summaries:
FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
NO-ENTRY
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SPECIES: Alnus viridis subsp. crispa
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