Key to the Trees of Wisconsin

98. Leaves obovate (broadest beyond the middle and rounded at the tip); young branches and buds often glutinous (sticky); introduced species rarely escaping from cultivation.


Alnus glutinosa
98. Leaves ovate, broadest below the middle; young twigs and buds not glutinous; native species common throughout the state.

Alnus incana
 

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