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Photographer: David Lee
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Family Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides Michx.
aspen, quaking aspen
Populus: Latin for "poplar," derivation obscure
tremuloides: like the quivering poplar
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| Status: | Native - potentially invasive |
| Plant: | perennial tree 30'-40' tall with smooth, light greenish-gray bark darkening and furrowing with age; forming large clones |
| Flower: | 1"-3" long hanging catkin |
| Leaf: | dark green on top, light green below; roundish oval to kidney shaped; finely toothed |
| Habitat: | moist; upland woods, streambanks, often on burned or cut-over areas |
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