1139

Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Cultivar of uncertain origin
Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare or locally abundant, spread from cultivation

Look for it in bottomlands, riverbanks, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
10 or more stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous

FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Landscaping with Native Trees p187?
• Trees of the Southeastern United States p114?
• Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p46
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p248

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Populus Xjackii   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus Xjackii [balsamifera X deltoides]   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 051-02-004:
Populus candicans   FAMILY Salicaceae