Summary ⁷

Populus grandidentata, commonly called large-tooth, big-tooth, American aspen,white poplar, or several other names, is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America.

Taxon biology ⁸

Salicaceae -- Willow family

    Paul R. Laidly

    Bigtooth aspen (Populusgrandidentata), also  called largetooth aspen, poplar, or popple, is medium-sized  deciduous hardwood tree of north eastern North America. It is  short lived but grow rapidly, especially the first 30 years, on  sandy upland soils and flood plains. Easily reproduced from seed  or sucker shoots, it quickly reforests disturbed site where it  builds soil and protects seedlings of slower growing species. The  soft, light-colored wood is us& mostly for paper pulp.  Wildlife use the foliage, twigs and buds as food.

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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Ontario Trees
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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