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Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenw.

Plains cottonwood (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Populus > Populus deltoides

Characteristics

Plants to 40 m. Winter buds pubescent, hairs relatively short, stiff. Leaves: blade base usually with 2 round basilaminar glands, apex long-acuminate, abaxial surface glabrous at emergence; preformed blade with (3-)7-15(-21) teeth on each side; neoformed blade lengths about equaling widths. Pedicels: lengths uniform, 1-6(-8 in fruit) mm. Capsules with thin, flexible valves.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-8
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-6

Usage

Uses dye fiber forage fuel gum medicinal wood
Edible barks fruits gums leaves pods seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, seedlings or suckers.
Mode cuttings seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera unspecified picture

Distribution

Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:208280-2
WFO ID wfo-0000928240
COL ID 5KLW4
BDTFX ID 78599
INPN ID 162360
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Populus canadensis Populus texana Populus sargentii Populus monilifera Aigiros sargentii Populus besseyana Populus occidentalis Aigeiros sargentii Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Populus deltoides var. occidentalis Populus sargentii var. texana Populus deltoides var. monilifera Populus monilifera var. occidentalis
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