Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Salicaceae (Willow family)
Genus: Populus (Poplar)
Populus alba L. - White Poplar
Populus tremula L. - Aspen
Populus carolinensis Moench - Necklace Poplar
Populus nigra L. - Black-Poplar
Populus balsamifera L. - Eastern Balsam-Poplar
Populus trichocarpa Hook. - Western Balsam-Poplar
<ba>Up to 30 m tall deciduous trees</ba>. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> <ba><b>(almost) entire to shortly toothed</b></ba>, <ba>sparsely ciliate</ba>. <span class="v1">immature shoots:</span> <ba>densely white tomentose</ba>. <span c...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery, screes, rocky habitats, ruderal vegetation
in alkaline, (periodically) wet habitats