Thinleaf alder: Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thin leaf alder or aliso, Alnus incana spp. tenuifolia, is a large shrub or small tree that occurs at moderate elevations (6500 to 8500 ft) in northern New Mexico mountains. It has delicate, distinctive cones. Mayes and Lacey (1989) discuss the uses of thinleaf alder, called K'ish in Navajo, for making spears and dyes. Check out this reference for the interesting details.
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More information and pictures:
 | Overview of thin leaf alder or aliso, Alnus incana spp.
tenuifolia. Photo taken in
Columbine Canyon
in northern New Mexico on 15 July 2004.
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Close-up of thin leaf alder or aliso, Alnus incana spp.
tenuifolia leaves. Photo taken in
Columbine Canyon
in northern New Mexico on 15 July 2004.
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Cited references:
| Nanise': A Navajo Herbal: One Hundred Plants From the Navajo Reservation, by Vernon O. Mayes, Barbara Bayless Lacy, Navajo Community College Press (January 1, 1989) | |
| Flowers of the Southwestern Forests and Woodlands by Teralene S. Foxx, Dorothy Hoard, University of New Mexico Press (January 1985) | |
| Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands (Popular series - Southwest Parks and Monuments Association ; no. 19) (Paperback) by Francis Hapgood Elmore |
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