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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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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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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.

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8076 3101 3987 0040 [detail]
Charles Webber
© 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8253 3202 3492 0056 [detail]
Charles Webber
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
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© 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 2222 0803 0001 0004 [detail]
© University of California Museum of Paleontology

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
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© 2002 Timothy D. Ives

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8253 3202 0971 0138 [detail]
Gerald and Buff Corsi
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8076 3101 3988 0089 [detail]
Charles Webber
© 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8253 3202 3490 0048 [detail]
Gerald and Buff Corsi
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8235 3181 2555 0104 [detail]
Gerald and Buff Corsi
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8253 3202 0971 0137 [detail]
Gerald and Buff Corsi
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8076 3101 3987 0041 [detail]
Charles Webber
© 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 1335 3153 0666 0101 [detail]
J. E.(Jed) and Bonnie McClellan
© 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8120 3181 4565 0012 [detail]
Charles Webber
© 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8076 3101 3987 0038 [detail]
Charles Webber
© 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 9092 3191 3543 0105 [detail]
Sherry Ballard
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 9092 3191 3548 0076 [detail]
J. E.(Jed) and Bonnie McClellan
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 0024 3291 1998 0120 [detail]
Charles Webber
© 2000 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 7335 3182 4653 0018 [detail]
© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8235 3181 2555 0129 [detail]
Gerald and Buff Corsi
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 7335 3182 4653 0017 [detail]
© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 8253 3202 0971 0140 [detail]
Gerald and Buff Corsi
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 7335 3182 4653 0019 [detail]
© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 7335 3182 4653 0016 [detail]
© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
ID: 1335 3153 0666 0107 [detail]
J. E.(Jed) and Bonnie McClellan
© 2002 California Academy of Sciences

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