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Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens
(Genus Populus)
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Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar /ˈpɒp.lər/, aspen, and cottonwood.
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Trembling Aspen
(Populus tremuloides)
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Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, Quakies, mountain or golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, popple, as well as others. The trees have tall trunks, up to 25 meters (82 feet) tall, with smooth pale bark, scarred with black. The glossy gree
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Eastern Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
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Populus deltoides, the eastern cottonwood or necklace poplar, is a cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States, the southernmost part of eastern Canada, and northeastern Mexico. It is a eudicot.
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European Aspen
(Populus tremula)
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Populus tremula, commonly called aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, or quaking aspen, is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of Europe and Asia, from Iceland and the British Isles east to Kamchatka, north to inside the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia and northern Russia, and south to central Spain, Turkey, the Tian Shan, North Korea, and northern Japan. It also occurs at one site in northwest Africa in Algeria. In th
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White Poplar
(Populus alba)
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Populus alba, commonly called abele, silver poplar, silverleaf poplar, or white poplar, is a species of poplar, most closely related to the aspens (Populus sect. Populus). It is native to Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula through central Europe (north to Germany and Poland) to central Asia. It grows in moist sites, often by watersides, in regions with hot summers and cold to mild winters.
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Black Poplar
(Populus nigra)
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Populus nigra, the black poplar, is a species of cottonwood poplar, the type species of section Aigeiros of the genus Populus, native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa.
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Fremont Cottonwood
(Populus fremontii)
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Populus fremontii, commonly known as Fremont's cottonwood or the Alamo cottonwood, is a cottonwood (and thus a poplar) native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and northern through central Mexico. It is one of three species in Populus sect. Aigeiros. The tree was named after famous 19th Century American explorer and pathfinder John C. Frémont.
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Bigtooth Aspen
(Populus grandidentata)
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Populus grandidentata, commonly called large-tooth aspen, big-tooth aspen, American aspen, or white poplar, is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America.
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Black Cottonwood
(Populus trichocarpa)
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Populus trichocarpa, the black cottonwood, western balsam-poplar or California poplar, is a deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America. It is used for timber, and is notable as a model organism in plant biology. Its full genome sequence was published in 2006. It is the first tree species to be sequenced.
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Balsam Poplar
(Populus balsamifera)
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Populus balsamifera, commonly called balsam poplar, bam, bamtree, eastern balsam-poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac poplar, tacamahaca, is a tree species in the balsam poplar species group in the poplar genus, Populus. The genus name Populus is from the Latin for poplar, and the specific epithet balsamifera from Latin for "balsam-bearing". Other common names for the species include heartleaf balsam poplar, and Ontario
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Narrowleaf Cottonwood
(Populus angustifolia)
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Populus angustifolia is a species of poplar tree known by the common names narrowleaf cottonwood and willow-leaved poplar. This tree is native to the Great Basin in the United States where it is most often found by streams and creeks between 3,900 to 5,900 feet (1,200 to 1,800 m) elevation.
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Grey Poplar
(Populus × canescens)
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Populus × canescens, the grey poplar, is a hybrid between Populus alba (white poplar) and Populus tremula (common aspen). It is intermediate between its parents, with a thin grey downy coating on the leaves, which are also much less deeply lobed than the leaves of P. albus. It is a very vigorous tree with marked hybrid vigour, reaching 40 m tall and with a trunk diameter over 1.5 m – much larger than either of its parents. Most trees...
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Plains Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera)
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Rio Grande Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides ssp. wislizenii)
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Swamp Cottonwood
(Populus heterophylla)
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Populus heterophylla, also known as downy poplar, swamp poplar and swamp cottonwood, is a large deciduous poplar belonging to Populus section Leucoides. It is found in wet bottomland forests, reaching a height of 100 feet (30 m) at full maturity and 50 feet (15 m) in 20 years. The swamp cottonwood is similar to the eastern cottonwood except the leaves are cordate (heart-shaped) instead of deltoid.
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Mexican Poplar
(Populus mexicana)
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Populus mexicana, the Mexican poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Mexico. A fast-growing tree reaching 30 m (100 ft), it typically grows along watercourses.
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Euphrates Poplar
(Populus euphratica)
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Populus euphratica, commonly known as the Euphrates poplar or desert poplar, is a species of poplar tree in the willow family.
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Broad-Leaved Poplar
(Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides)
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