Alnus lusitanica

Alnus lusitanica, dubbed the Iberian alder, is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae, native to Portugal and Spain.^[2]

Alnus lusitanica
The Iberian alder native to Portugal and Spain
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Alnus
Species:	A. lusitanica
Binomial name
Alnus lusitanica Vít, Douda & Mandák

A tree of riparian and other wet habitats, it is a tetraploid related to the diploid common alder (Alnus glutinosa).^[3]