Populus trichocarpa

Populus trichocarpa, Lee Vining Creek, eastern Sierra Nevada, California, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus
Species: Populus trichocarpa

Name

Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A.Gray, in W.J.Hooker, Icon. Pl. 9: tab. DCCCLXXVIII, t.878 (1852).

Synonyms

• Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A.Gray) Brayshaw, Canad. Field-Naturalist 79: 95 (1965).

Note:

• Treated by POWO as a synonym of Populus tristis Fisch., but does not match Fischer's protologue.

References

• eFloras 2008. Populus trichocarpa in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Populus trichocarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Westliche Balsam-Pappel
• English: Black Cottonwood
• suomi: Jättipoppeli
• Nederlands: Zwarte Balsempopulier

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