A streamside native tree spotted on an ordinary Glendale street
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Native Plants
If you walk near a creek or drainage channel in Southern California, white alder is likely one of the first native trees helping hold that bank together.
Someone in Glendale, California spotted a white alder tree and logged it on iNaturalist, where other users confirmed the identification was correct. White alders are native trees that usually grow along streams and wet areas, so finding one in a city neighborhood is a useful record of where this species still shows up outside wild canyons.
Key Findings
Observation reached 'research-grade' status on iNaturalist, meaning community consensus confirmed the species ID.
Location recorded as Dunsmore Ave, Glendale, CA, a residential/urban setting rather than a wild riparian area.
White alder (Alnus rhombifolia) is native to western North America and typically associated with streambanks and moist soils.
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A white alder tree in Glendale, California was confirmed by the iNaturalist community as a verified, research-grade identification, adding a solid data point for this native tree's range in Southern California.
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white alder (Alnus rhombifolia) observed in Dunsmore Ave, Glendale, CA, US
Research-grade observation of white alder in Dunsmore Ave, Glendale, CA, US.
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