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Mountain Alder (Alnus tenuifolia)
Family: Betulaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: Purple, Red. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Pyramidal.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Flowers
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Catkins - raw or cooked. A bitter taste. — Catkins - raw or cooked.
Habitat & North American Range
Moist soils by swamps, streams, ponds and lakes in foothills to well up in the mountains. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)