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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Populus heterophylla
FAMILY
Salicaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Swamp Cottonwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus heterophylla
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-005:
Populus heterophylla
FAMILY
Salicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Cottonwood
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pohe4_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Populus heterophylla
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus heterophylla
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-005:
Populus heterophylla
FAMILY
Salicaceae
2574
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont) (rare in GA)
Look for it in blackwater and brownwater swamp forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
12-20 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p309
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p115
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p248