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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Populus nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)

Populus nigra

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Populus nigra var. italica

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Populus nigra var. nigra

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Populus italica

 

COMMON NAME:
European Black Poplar, Lombardy Poplar, Black Poplar


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image of Populus nigra, European Black Poplar, Lombardy Poplar, Black Poplar

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_poni_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Populus nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Populus nigra

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Populus nigra var. italica

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Populus nigra var. nigra

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Populus italica

 

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1142

Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Disturbed suburban areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: southern Europe

Waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
(15)20-30 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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