alders
Catkin-bearing streamside trees
Alders are deciduous trees and shrubs of the birch family, typically found in moist areas near streams and wetlands.
The wood resists rot when submerged, making it traditional for pilings and boat-building.
Alders lined the creek bank.
The plural of alder.
Pendulous flower spikes
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- nitrogen-fixingConverting N₂ to ammonia
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- barkSharp canine vocalization
trunk · branches · roots · sapling · foliage · pollen · cones · tannin
Relating to riverbanks
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- bogAcidic peat wetland
swamp · riverbank · floodplain · creek · watershed · moist · waterlogged · bottomland
Wood for construction
- lumberSawn wood for building
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- firewoodCut logs for burning
furniture · carving · veneer · plywood · dye · tanning · woodworking · cabinetry
Tree-dense ecosystem
- groveSmall stand of trees
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- copseSmall group of trees
- standUpright support structure
woodlot · timberland · greenwood · spinney · holt · canopy · arboreal · silviculture
Early explorer or settler
- successionFollowing in order
- nitrogen-fixingConverting N₂ to ammonia
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
symbiotic · colonizer · restoration · wildlife · habitat · understory · reforestation · native
catkins
Pendulous flower spikes
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- nitrogen-fixingConverting N₂ to ammonia
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
bark · trunk · branches · roots · sapling · foliage · pollen · cones · tannin · drupes
riparian
Relating to riverbanks
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
bog · swamp · riverbank · floodplain · creek · watershed · moist · waterlogged · bottomland · fen
timber
Wood for construction
firewood · furniture · carving · veneer · plywood · dye · tanning · woodworking · cabinetry · turnery
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
stand · woodlot · timberland · greenwood · spinney · holt · canopy · arboreal · silviculture · coppice
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- successionFollowing in order
- nitrogen-fixingConverting N₂ to ammonia
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
biodiversity · symbiotic · colonizer · restoration · wildlife · habitat · understory · reforestation · native · invasive
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- streamsideriverbank, streambank, stream bank, creek bank, streamside
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- water plantsduckweed, water lilies, waterlily, water lily, pondweed
- river wetlandsfloodplains, marshes, marshland, marshlands, riverbanks
- spore plantsferns, fern, mosses, liverwort, hornwort