Introductory
SPECIES: Liriodendron tulipifera | Yellow-Poplar 



ABBREVIATION : 
LIRTUL

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   LITU


COMMON NAMES : 
   yellow-poplar
   blue-poplar
   tulip-poplar
   tuliptree
   yellow wood


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of yellow-poplar is Liriodendron
tulipifera L. (Magnoliaceae) [30].  Recognized varieties and forms are
as follows [28]:

        L. t. var. fastigiatum (L.) Jaeq.
        L. t. var. obtusilobum (L.) Michx.
        L. t. forma aureomarginatum Schwerin
        L. t. forma integrifolium Kirchr.

 


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Randy Scott Griffith, September 1991.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Griffith, Randy Scott. 1991. Liriodendron tulipifera. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Liriodendron tulipifera | Yellow-Poplar