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INTRODUCTORY
ABBREVIATION:POPDEL
SYNONYMS:Populus deltoides var. occidentalis Rydb. = P. d. ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder [126,128] P. fremontii var. wislizeni S. Wats = P. d. ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Dorn [56,126,128,170] P. monilifera Ait. = P. d. ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder [128] P. sargentii Dode = P. d. ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder [88,126,128] P. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Sarg. = P. d. ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Dorn [56,126,128,170]
NRCS PLANT CODE [211]:PODE3 PODED PODEM PODEW
COMMON NAMES:eastern cottonwood plains cottonwood Rio Grande cottonwood plains poplar
TAXONOMY:The currently accepted name of eastern cottonwood is Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. (Salicaceae) [56,128]. It is in the Aigeiros section of Populus [86]. Recognized infrataxa are as follows: Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder plains cottonwood [48,126,128] Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder Rio Grande cottonwood [48,56,126,128] In this species summary eastern cottonwood refers to the species (Populus deltoides) unless otherwise noted as P. d. ssp. deltoides. Plains cottonwood and Rio Grande cottonwood refer to P. d. ssp. monilifera and P. d. ssp. wislizeni, respectively. Eastern cottonwood hybridizes with Lombardy cottonwood (Populus nigra) to produce P. × canadensis Moench [56,57,88], with narrowleaf cottonwood (P. angustifolia) to produce P. × acuminata Rydb. [47,88], and with balsam poplar (P. balsamifera) to produce P. × jackii Sarg. [47,57,65,88].
LIFE FORM:Tree
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:No special status
OTHER STATUS:In Texas, the cottonwood-tallgrass series is listed as "imperiled globally, very rare, 6 to 20 occurrences (endangered throughout range); imperiled in Texas, very rare, vulnerable to extirpation, 6 to 20 occurrences" [206].
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:Taylor, Jennifer L. (2001, September). Populus deltoides. In: Remainder of citation
Related categories for SPECIES: Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood |
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