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Alder

Alders are trees of the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America, as well as the northern and southern Andes.

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Alder

Nodes135
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Triples65
Avg. degree1.99
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Alder

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related to Nitrogen fixation and succession of woodland species · 20
Alder → Alders, Alnus, Although, As, Because, Cascades, Douglas-fir, Frankia, From Alaska, Groves, In, Northwest, Oregon, Pacific Northwest's, Red, Sitka, Studies, The, Their, This
related to Ecology · 10
Alder → Alders, Alnus, Cascades, Columbia River, Hells Canyon, In, North America, Pacific Northwest, Snake River, Sometimes
related to Description · 8
Alder → Alnus, Betula, By, Europe, North America, The, These, With
related to Etymology · 8
Alder → Alnus, French, Latin, Old English, Proto-Germanic, Spanish, Spanish Alamo, The
related to Culture · 4
Alder → Ermanno Olmi's, L' Albero Degli Zoccoli, The Tree, Wooden Clogs
related to Uses · 4
Alder → Most, Reported, The, Venice
is a · 1
Alder → Pacific Northwest's largest alder and the most plentiful and commercially important broad-leaved tree in the coastal Northwest

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alnus subsp species red glutinosa trees nitrogen catkins callier used alders genus alnobetula bark regel ex north america bacterium leaves

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Alderis aPacific Northwest's largest alder and the most plentiful and commercially important broad-leaved tree in the coastal Northwest0.90text
coffeeinstance ofThe wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items0.80text
salmoninstance ofThe wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items0.80text
and other seafood.Alder is notably stable when immersedinstance ofThe wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items0.80text
and has been used for millennia as a material for pilings for piersinstance ofThe wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items0.80text
wharvesinstance ofThe wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items0.80text
oakinstance ofeither by stained light woods0.80text
ashinstance ofeither by stained light woods0.80text
or figured mapleinstance ofeither by stained light woods0.80text
or by darker woods such as teak or walnut.Alder barkinstance ofeither by stained light woods0.80text
woodinstance ofeither by stained light woods0.80text
Alderrelated to CultureErmanno Olmi's0.60section

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