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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Populus alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about White Poplar at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Populus alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-003:
Populus alba FAMILY Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Populus alba
COMMON NAME:
White Poplar, Silver Poplar
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_poal7_001_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_populus_alba_1
Catawba County NC
Leaves white-felted hairy beneath; margin has fewer than 15 teeth per side, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_populus_alba_2
April Catawba County NC
Both pistillate & staminate trees may be encountered, but rarely together, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Populus alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Populus alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-003:
Populus alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Populus alba
1138
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, forest edges, suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon (rare in GA & SC Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
5-12 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p110
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p352
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p351
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p114
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p46
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p246
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