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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Populus grandidentata
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus grandidentata
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Populus grandidentata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-001:
Populus grandidentata FAMILY Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Populus grandidentata
COMMON NAME:
Bigtooth Aspen, Large-toothed Aspen
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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux dcp34_p20a
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_155
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pogr4_001_lvd
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Ron Lance rwl1141_a
September
Leaves dark green above, grayish-green below, smooth, 3-4" x 3"; tips acute, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Populus grandidentata
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus grandidentata
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Populus grandidentata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-001:
Populus grandidentata
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Populus grandidentata
1141
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Dry, rocky, upland forests, old fields, forest edges, mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare in GA-NC-SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
5-12 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p148
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p190
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p040
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p308
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p114
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p46
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p246
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