Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii

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Populus fremontii, the Fremont cottonwood or Alamo cottonwood, is a cottonwood (and thus a poplar) native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and far northern Mexico. The tree grows near streams, rivers, springs, wetlands, and well-watered alluvial bottomlands at elevations below 2,000 m (6,600 ft) elevation.

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  1. (c) Bri Weldon, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41184028@N04/5604692390
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus_fremontii

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