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Salicaceae
Populus

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

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, K4, Mi, Mo3, 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; Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall. Basionym: Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall 1785

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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