Introductory
SPECIES: Populus grandidentata | Bigtooth Aspen 



ABBREVIATION : 
POPGRA

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   POGR4


COMMON NAMES : 
   bigtooth aspen
   largetooth aspen
   aspen


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for bigtooth aspen is Populus
grandidentata Michx. (Salicaceae) [29,30].  Bigtooth aspen, along with five
other aspen species, has been assigned to the subsection Trepidae of
the section Leuce in the genus Populus.  Because of their similarities,
these six species are sometimes considered a single super species [44].
Bigtooth aspen and quaking aspen (P. tremuloides) are the only two North
American aspen species.

In literature concerning areas where both North American aspen species
occur, many authors do not distinguish between bigtooth aspen and
quaking aspen.  The information is reported about "aspen" in general.
In this writeup, "aspen" is used when citing studies in which both
species are discussed collectively.

Bigtooth aspen naturally hybridizes with the following species [29,30]:

   x P. tremuloides:  P. xsmithii Boivin
   x P. alba (white poplar):  P. xrouleauiana Boivin



LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, May 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Populus grandidentata. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Populus grandidentata | Bigtooth Aspen