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.
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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