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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 (/ ˈ p ɒ p l ər /), aspen, and cottonwood.
Populus, the plant genus which includes most poplars, as well as aspen and cottonwood Black poplar (Populus nigra) Carolina or Canadian poplar, Populus × canadensis; Grey poplar (Populus × canescens) White poplar. Populus alba, native to Eurasia; Populus grandidentata, bigtooth aspen; Populus tremuloides, American aspen
Populus trichocarpa leaf margin showing a salicoid tooth. The brownish-yellow area in the axil of the tooth is the glandular seta. The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae sensu stricto) included the willows, poplars.
Populus section Populus, of the Populus (poplar) genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. [2] The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains.
Populus section Aigeiros is a section of three species in the genus Populus, the poplars. Like some other species in the genus Populus , they are commonly known as cottonwoods . The species are native to North America, Europe, and western Asia.
The list currently includes 1352 species. Conservation status [8] Least-concern species: Vulnerable species: Endangered species: Critically endangered: Gymnosperms.
Populus balsamifera, commonly called balsam poplar, [3] bam, [4] bamtree, [2] eastern balsam-poplar, [5] hackmatack, [2] tacamahac poplar, [2] tacamahaca, [2] 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 ...
Populus alba, commonly called silver poplar, [3] [4] silverleaf poplar, [3] [4] white poplar, [3] [4] or abele is a species of poplar, most closely related to the aspens (Populus sect. Populus). It is native to a region spanning from the Atlas Mountains of Africa, through most of South and Central Europe, into Central Asia; it has been ...