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Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides . Eastern Cottonwood. Phen: Mar-Apr. Hab: Riverbanks, bottomland forests (not found along blackwater streams), river bars, rarely weedy in upland situations. Dist: QC west to MN, south to n. peninsular FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = FNA7, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NY, Eckenwalder (1977); = Populus balsamifera L. – S, misapplied; = Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall – Tx; = Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall var. deltoides – C, GW2, NE, S13, Va; > Populus balsamifera L. var. virginiana (Foug.) Sarg.; < Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall – Fl2, G, Il, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, W, WH3, WV; > Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall var. deltoides – F; >< Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall var. missouriensis (A.Henry) A.Henry – F

Links to other floras: = Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily : 6

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