Eastern cottonwood | |
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Foliage | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Populus |
Section: | Populus sect. Aigeiros |
Species: | P. deltoides
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Binomial name | |
Populus deltoides | |
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Native range, subsp. wislizeni not shown |
Populus deltoides, the eastern cottonwood[2] or necklace poplar,[3] is a species of cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States as well as the southern Canadian prairies, the southernmost part of eastern Canada, and northeastern Mexico.[4]