Populus tremuloides Michaux. Quaking Aspen. Phen: Mar-May. Hab: Heath balds, rocky woodlands, exposed rock outcrops, clearings, floodplains. Dist: 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = C, FNA7, G, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, S, Tx, Va, W, WV; = n/a – RAB; > Populus tremuloides Michx. var. magnifica Vict. – F; > Populus tremuloides Michx. var. tremuloides – F
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