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Salicaceae > Populus (poplar, cottonwood) | |
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Sandy Creek bottomland, Durham Co., NC 31 Oct 2009 Fairly common in the eastern half of NC, Eastern Cottonwood grows in bottomlands and along non-blackwater rivers & creeks. | |
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Sandy Creek bottomland, Durham Co., NC 31 Oct 2009 Leaves are fairly triangular. | |
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Sandy Creek bottomland, Durham Co., NC 31 Oct 2009 Petioles are extremely flattened, which results in the leaves quivering at the slightest breeze. | |
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Sandy Creek bottomland, Durham Co., NC 31 Oct 2009 Buds are shiny and pointed. Twigs are angular with visible lenticels. | |
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Sandy Creek bottomland, Durham Co., NC 31 Oct 2009 Bark on older trees is gray with deep furrows and prominent ridges. | |
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Sandy Creek bottomland, Durham Co., NC 31 Oct 2009 Top of a 50 foot tall tree. |
Quaking Aspen, Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Missoula Co., MT 11 May 2010 Very widespread in northern North America, Quaking Aspen is very rare in the mountains of North Carolina. | |
Quaking Aspen, Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Missoula Co., MT 11 May 2010 Leaves are finely and dully toothed. Flattened petioles cause leaves to "quake" in even the slightest breeze. | |
Quaking Aspen, Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) St. Clair Co., MI 7 July 2012 | |
Quaking Aspen, Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) St. Clair Co., MI 7 July 2012 Bark of young tree. | |
Quaking Aspen, Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Missoula Co., MT 11 May 2010 Even on older trees, bark is fairly smooth and a very pale cream with a greenish tint. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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