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Morphotype: MB325

Name (Author): Alnus sp.

Organ: Attached fruits      Rarity: Rare

Family: Betulaceae   Order: Fagales

Specimen #: UWBM 97668   Category: Holomorphotype

Diagnostic Features:
Type 2 female catkins. These are less common than type 1. Differentiated by the fact that they are narrower and more elongated than the type 1 catkins. Length can be >2 cm.

Higher Taxon: Dicot

Source of Name: Dillhoff, Leopold & Manchester, 2005

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Collection ID: UWBM

Morphotype Description:
Attached reproductive structure

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