PLANTS Profile for Populus tremula (European aspen)

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PLANTS Profile

Populus tremula L.
European aspen

Symbol:

POTR10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Populus tremula L.

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Distribution:
Populus tremula L.


View Native Status

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USA (MA, MO)

Related Taxa:
Populus tremula L.

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 27 species in Populus

Classification:
Populus tremula L.

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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 tremula L. – European aspen

Introduced Information:
Populus tremula L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 tremula L.

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

FACU,FAC+

FACU

FAC

FAC-

FACU

FAC

FAC+

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Populus tremula L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22473.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 06:08 PM CDT