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Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Duby

Italian alder (Betulaceae)

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Alnus cordata is a tree native to the southern Apennines and Corsica (but not Albania, as sometimes reported).

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-03

 Italian alder / Alnus cordata: _Alnus cordata_ is a tree native to the southern Apennines and Corsica (but not Albania, as sometimes reported).

Alnus cordata has rounded leaves with a cordate base and serrate edges.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-03

 Italian alder / Alnus cordata: _Alnus cordata_ has rounded leaves with a cordate base and serrate edges.

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