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Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens - Photo (c) Megan Timmons, all rights reserved, uploaded by Megan Timmons C
Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens (Genus Populus) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Aspens and Allies - Photo (c) Mickey Esplinn, all rights reserved, uploaded by Mickey Esplinn C
Aspens and Allies (Section Populus) Info
Populus is a genus of 25–30 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 (/ˈpɒplər/), aspen, and cottonwood. (Wikipedia)
Quaking Aspen - Photo (c) Nathan Perkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nathan Perkins CC
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Info
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 (Wikipedia)
Eastern Cottonwood - Photo (c) JanetandPhil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
European Aspen - Photo (c) José María Escolano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
European Aspen (Populus tremula) Info
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 (Wikipedia)
White Poplar - Photo (c) Jeffery Arbuckle, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jeffery Arbuckle C
White Poplar (Populus alba) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Black Poplar - Photo (c) 

Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Black Poplar (Populus nigra) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Black Cottonwood - Photo (c) Heather Navle, all rights reserved, uploaded by Heather Navle C
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Frémont Cottonwood - Photo (c) riverbetty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Frémont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Bigtooth Aspen - Photo (c) Brad Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brad Walker CC
Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Info
Populus grandidentata, commonly called large-tooth aspen, big-tooth aspen, American aspen, or white poplar, is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America. (Wikipedia)
Balsam Poplar - Photo (c) Ben Schmidt, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ben Schmidt C
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera) Info
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 (Wikipedia)
Narrowleaf Cottonwood - Photo (c) Eric Hough, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Hough CC
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (Populus angustifolia) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Grey Poplar - Photo (c) Robert W. Harding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robert W. Harding CC
Grey Poplar (Populus × canescens) Info
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... (Wikipedia)
Mongolian Poplar - Photo (c) Alla Verkhozina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alla Verkhozina CC
Mongolian Poplar (Populus suaveolens) Info
Populus suaveolens, called the Mongolian poplar, Korean poplar and Japanese poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Populus, native to all of northern Asia, the Korean peninsula, the Kurils, and northern Japan. It is a tree reaching 30 m. (Wikipedia)
Laurel-leaved Poplar - Photo (c) Alexey Zyryanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alexey Zyryanov CC
Laurel-leaved Poplar (Populus laurifolia) Info
Populus laurifolia, the laurel poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Kazakhstan, the Altai, Mongolia, and Xinjiang in China. It hybridizes readily with other species of poplar, and has high genetic variation. (Wikipedia)
Swamp Cottonwood - Photo (c) David Weisenbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by David Weisenbeck CC
Swamp Cottonwood (Populus heterophylla) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Mexican Poplar - Photo (c) Noel Alvarez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Noel Alvarez C
Mexican Poplar (Populus mexicana) Info
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. (Wikipedia)
Simon's Poplar - Photo (c) Alexander Baransky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alexander Baransky CC
Simon's Poplar (Populus simonii) Info
Populus simonii, Simon's poplar, Simon poplar, or Chinese cottonwood, is a species of poplar native to northeast China and to Mongolia, and commonly planted as a street tree in cool temperate areas of Europe. There have been introductions into North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. (Wikipedia)
Euphrates Poplar - Photo (c) Rafael Medina, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Euphrates Poplar (Populus euphratica) Info
Populus euphratica, commonly known as the Euphrates poplar or desert poplar, is a species of poplar tree in the willow family. (Wikipedia)