AllRefer - Species: Fremont Cottonwood | Populus fremontii: INTRODUCTORY


		• Earth & Environment • History • Literature & Arts • Health & Medicine • People • Places • Plants & Animals • Philosophy & Religion • Science & Technology • Social Science & Law • Sports & Everyday Life • Wildlife, Animals, & Plants • Country Study • Encyclopedia A -Z • North America Gazetteer

You are here >1Up Info > Wildlife, Animals, and Plants > Plant Species > Tree > SPECIES: Populus fremontii | Fremont Cottonwood

Wildlife, Animals, and Plants

Kuchler

Plants

INTRODUCTORY

SPECIES: Populus fremontii | Fremont Cottonwood

ABBREVIATION
SYNONYMS
NRCS PLANT CODE
COMMON NAMES
TAXONOMY
LIFE FORM
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS
OTHER STATUS
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION

SYNONYMS:

Populus fremontii var. mesetae (Eckenwalder) Little [108]
= P. f. ssp. mestae Eckenwalder [82,95,96]
Populus fremontii var. pubescens Sarg. [97]
= P. f. ssp. fremontii [96]

COMMON NAMES:

Fremont cottonwood
Arizona cottonwood
Alamo cottonwood

TAXONOMY:

The currently accepted scientific name of Fremont cottonwood is Populus fremontii S. Wats. (Salicaceae) [82,95,96,97,162].

Recognized infrataxa are as follows:

Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Wats. Fremont cottonwood [49,82,96]
Populus fremontii ssp. mesetae Eckenwalder meseta cottonwood [82,95,96]

Fremont cottonwood hybridizes with narrowleaf cottonwood (P. angustifolia) to produce P. × hinkleyana Correll [45,94,108] and with black cottonwood (P. trichocarpa) to produce P. × parryi Sarg. [45,108]. In California, where the ranges of black and Fremont cottonwood overlap, the 2 species are reported to occur together without hybridization [86].

LIFE FORM:

Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:

No special status

OTHER STATUS:

In Texas, the Fremont cottonwood-Goodding willow (Salix gooddingii) Series is listed as "very rare and local throughout range or found locally in restricted range, 21 to 100 occurrences (threatened throughout range)" and "rare or uncommon, 21 to 100 occurrences" [151].

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

Taylor, Jennifer L. (2000, December). Populus fremontii. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for SPECIES: Populus fremontii | Fremont Cottonwood


<MAP NAME="boxmap"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="379, 50, 460, 57" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/1upinfo-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/468x60.gif" width="468" height="60" border="0" usemap="#boxmap" alt="Shop at Amazon.com">

Content on this web site is provided for informational purposes only. We accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by any person resulting from information published on this site. We encourage you to verify any critical information with the relevant authorities. Information Courtesy: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Fire Effects Information System