Alnus incana (L.) Moench
grey alder; speckled alder
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| English | grey alder; speckled alder | |
| Français | Aulne | |
| Italiano | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Suomi | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Norsk | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Čeština | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Español | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Svenska | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Polski | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Український | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Român | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Русский | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Български | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| EESTI | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| 日本語 | Grau-Erle; Weiss-Erle | |
| Other names |
Further information
| WSL | ||
| InfoFlora | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Label Swiss Wood | ||
| Lignapool | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe | |||
| States and Territories | Denmark; Finland; Great Britain; Ireland; Norway; Sweden; Austria; Belgium; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland; Switzerland; France; Spain; Albania; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; Romania; Yugoslavia; Belarus; Baltic States; Central European Russia; East European Russia; North European Russia; South European Russia; Northwest European Russia; Ukraine; Azores; West Siberia; North Caucasus; Transcaucasus; Turkey; Alaska; Nunavut; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Labrador; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Oregon; Washington; Wyoming; Illinois; Iowa; Minnesota; North Dakota; Wisconsin; Connecticut; Indiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; West Virginia; Arizona; California; Nevada; Utah; New Mexico; Maryland; Virginia; Argentina South | |||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Betulaceae | |||
| Genus | Alnus | |||
| Species | incana | |||
| Author citation | (L.) Moench | |||
| Scientific name | Alnus incana (L.) Moench | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Remarks | Nicht beständig gegen Trichoferus holosericeus | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 1 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | x | |||
Appearances
Wood
Alnus incana , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
ALIN , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
ALIN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
ALIN , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
ALIN , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Cones
ALIN , Cones , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
ALIN , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson