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Populus

not marked as a favorite taxon Populus tremuloides Michaux. Common name: Quaking Aspen. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Heath balds, rocky woodlands, exposed rock outcrops, clearings, floodplains. Distribution: NL (Labrador) west to AK, south to NJ, n. VA, nw. NC (where perhaps not native), WV, MO, and (in the Rockies) to TX and s. Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA7, G, GrPl, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, W, WV; = n/a — RAB; > Populus tremuloides Michx. var. magnifica Vict. — F; > Populus tremuloides Michx. var. tremuloides — F. Basionym: Populus tremuloides Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Populus tremuloides - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Populus tremuloides© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Populus tremuloides© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Populus tremuloides© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #13 of Populus tremuloides© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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image #16 of Populus tremuloides© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #20 of Populus tremuloides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image #22 of Populus tremuloides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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