PLANTS Profile for Populus heterophylla (swamp cottonwood)

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PLANTS Profile

Populus heterophylla L.
swamp cottonwood

Symbol:

POHE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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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 heterophylla L.

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Synonyms:
Populus heterophylla L.

POAR15

Populus argentea Michx. f.

Distribution:
Populus heterophylla L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Populus heterophylla L.

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 27 species in Populus

Classification:
Populus heterophylla 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 heterophylla L. – swamp cottonwood

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Populus heterophylla L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
swamp cottonwood		Endangered
Massachusetts:
swamp cottonwood		Endangered
Michigan:
swamp or black cottonwood		Endangered
New York:
swamp cottonwood		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
swamp cottonwood		Extirpated
Rhode Island:
swamp cottonwood		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Populus heterophylla 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

FACW+,OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Populus heterophylla L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22465.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Populus heterophylla L.

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 07:23 AM MDT