Populus alba L.

Locations ofPopulus alba L. in Virginia

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Family
Salicaceae
Botanical Name
Populus alba L.
Common Name
White Poplar, Silver Poplar
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Populus alba L.
Comments
Herbarium specimens need critical evaluation, as this species is frequently confused with the similar Populus x canescens, a hybrid of P. alba and the European aspen P. tremula. Specimen annotations by the FNA author for Populus make clear that at least some of the mapped records for P. alba are in fact P. x canescens. See map and comments for P. x canescens.
Habitat
Old fields, roadsides, and forest edges, naturalized through escape from cultivation. Frequent throughout, often suckering into large colonies where established.
Native Status
Introduced

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