Brook-Side Alder vs Flat Wrack

Alnus serrulata compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Betulaceae	Fucaceae
Genus	Alnus	Fucus
Species	Alnus serrulata	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.