Alnus glutinosa

Genus-level evidence

2 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Alnus sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Alnus glutinosa.

• mutualism · Frankia → Alnus spp. · effect: beneficial

  “nitrogen-fixing shrubs and trees, such as some leguminous species as well as alder and casuarina”

  Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 53 #6496468
• pathogen pressure · Phytophthora alni → Alnus spp. · effect: harmful

  “Phytophthora alni in the United Kingdom”

  Ristaino J.B., Anderson P.K., Bebber D.P., Brauman K.A., Cunniffe N.J., Fedoroff N.V., Finegold C., Garrett K.A., Gilligan C.A., Jones C.M., Martin M.D., MacDonald G.K., Neenan P., Records A., Schmale D.G., Tateosian L., Wei Q. (2021) · The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security · p. 3 #6495323