Populus trichocarpa

Populus trichocarpa
Black cottonwood
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus
Section: Populus sect. Tacamahaca
Species:
P. trichocarpa
Binomial name
Populus trichocarpa
Torr. & A.Gray ex. Hook.
Range
Synonyms
  • Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

Populus trichocarpa, the black cottonwood,[1] western balsam-poplar[2] or California poplar, is a deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America. It is used for timber, and is notable as a model organism in plant biology.

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.