Twigs and buds of alder are only fair browse for wildlife, though deer and elk do browse the twigs in fall and twigs and buds in the winter and spring.
Myrica rubra | Festuca rubra | Alnus glutinosa | Alnus viridis | Quercus rubra | Alnus acuminata | Plumeria rubra | Halocaridina rubra | Alnus incana | Vriesea rubra | Thelymitra rubra | Spergularia rubra | Sarracenia rubra | Pityriasis rubra pilaris | Oxalis rubra | Hypotrix rubra | Filipendula rubra | Alnus rubra |
Associated plants include Alnus rubra, Filipendula occidentalis, Rubus parviflorus, Rubus spectabilis, Saxifraga occidentalis, Saxifraga nuttallii, Saxifraga mertensiana, and Mimulus guttatus, though it often grows on slopes with few other plants around.