PLANTS Profile for Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)

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PLANTS Profile

Populus tremuloides Michx.
quaking aspen

Symbol:

POTR5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CO, Jefferson Co., Evergreen. July 15, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Populus tremuloides Michx.

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Synonyms:
Populus tremuloides Michx.

	POAU8	Populus aurea Tidestr.
	POCE6	Populus cercidiphylla Britton
	POPO12	Populus ×polygonifolia Bernard
	POTRT	Populus tremula L. ssp. tremuloides (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve
	POTRA	Populus tremuloides Michx. var. aurea (Tidestr.) Daniels
	POTRC2	Populus tremuloides Michx. var. cercidiphylla (Britton) Sudw.
	POTRI2	Populus tremuloides Michx. var. intermedia Victorin
	POTRM	Populus tremuloides Michx. var. magnifica Victorin
	POTRR	Populus tremuloides Michx. var. rhomboidea Victorin
	POTRV	Populus tremuloides Michx. var. vancouveriana (Trel.) Sarg.
	POVA11	Populus vancouveriana Trel.

Distribution:
Populus tremuloides Michx.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Populus tremuloides Michx.

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 27 species in Populus

Classification:
Populus tremuloides Michx.

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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 tremuloides Michx. – quaking aspen

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Populus tremuloides Michx.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Moderate		Moderate				Moderate
Quinlan	Minor		Minor				Low	Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Populus tremuloides Michx.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195773.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 6 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Populus tremuloides Michx.

BorealForest.org

CO-Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Ferns,

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

Forestry Images

IL-University of Illinois Plants

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MN-Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Silvics of North America

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WA-Central Washington Native Plants

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