PLANTS Profile for Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides (eastern cottonwood)

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PLANTS Profile

Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides
eastern cottonwood

Symbol:

PODED

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides

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Synonyms:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides

	POAN15	Populus angulata Aiton
	POANM	Populus angulata Aiton var. missouriensis A. Henry
	POBAM2	Populus balsamifera L. var. missouriensis (A. Henry) Rehder
	POBAP	Populus balsamifera L. var. pilosa Sarg.
	POBAV	Populus balsamifera L. var. virginiana (Foug.) Sarg.
	POCAV2	Populus canadensis Moench var. virginiana (Foug.) Fiori
	PODEA	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall var. angulata (Aiton) Sarg.
	PODEM2	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall var. missouriensis (A. Henry) A. Henry
	PODEP	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall var. pilosa (Sarg.) Sudw.
	PODEV	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall var. virginiana (Foug.) Sudw.
	PONIV2	Populus nigra L. var. virginiana (Foug.) Castigl.
	POPA25	Populus palmeri Sarg.
	POVI13	Populus virginiana Foug.
	POVIP2	Populus virginiana Foug. var. pilosa (Sarg.) F.C. Gates

Distribution:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (BC, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 27 species in Populus, 3 subspecies in Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall

Classification:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Salicales
Family	Salicaceae – Willow family
Genus	Populus L. – cottonwood
Species	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall – eastern cottonwood
Subspecies	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides – eastern cottonwood

U.S. Weed Information:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides

Populus deltoides
common cottonwood
eastern cottonwood

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST

Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides

Populus deltoides:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FAC

FAC+

FAC

FACW-

FACW*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22446.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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