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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Populus tremuloides
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Read more about Quaking Aspen at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus tremuloides
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Populus tremuloides
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Populus tremuloides
COMMON NAME:
Quaking Aspen
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_153
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_154
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_potr5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_potr5_010_lvd
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Bobby Hattaway rah_populus_tremuloides
February-March PA
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Populus tremuloides
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus tremuloides
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Populus tremuloides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Populus tremuloides
1143
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Heath balds, rocky woodlands, exposed rock outcrops, clearings, floodplains, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina?
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
5-12 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous
FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p150
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p190
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p048
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p114
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p46
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p246
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