Alnus Rugosa (Noun)
Meaning
Common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Alnus rugosa often grows as a shrub along riverbanks and lakeshores in its native range of eastern North America.
- The Alnus rugosa is commonly found as a deciduous shrub or small tree in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
- Alnus rugosa can thrive in wet environments such as swamps and stream banks in its native habitat.
- In Algonquin Provincial Park, the Alnus rugosa is often seen covered with snow and its distinctive rusty down in the winter.
- Geese and deer often eat the seeds of Alnus rugosa as a food source in the Canada and northeastern United States.