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Populus nigra

Black Cottonwood

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138736

Element CodePDSAL01080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSalicales

FamilySalicaceae

GenusPopulus

Other Common Names

Lombardy Poplar (EN) Lombardy poplar (EN) Peuplier noir (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

The naturalized North American material of Populus nigra, the European black poplar, is often called Populus nigra var. italica but is perhaps better treated taxonomically as a cultivar [Populus nigra 'Italica'], since it represents a one-time variant (with columnar growth form) of the species, found as a single tree in the Lombardy region of Italy several centuries ago, and propagated as cuttings.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
West Virginia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (15)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devil's Gate (CA)	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	9,946
Log Cabin Saddlebag	Inyo National Forest	15,165
Mt. Jackson	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	20,721
Rock Creek West	Inyo National Forest	3,626
Whisky Creek	Inyo National Forest	865

Idaho (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pioneer Mountains	Salmon-Challis National Forest	172,460
Pioneer Mountains	Sawtooth National Forest	119,563

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boundary Peak (NV)	Inyo National Forest	21,851
Pine Grove South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	88,945

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
418025	Uinta National Forest	32,698
Casto Bluff	Dixie National Forest	87,466
Circleville Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	24,142
Wayne Wonderland	Fishlake National Forest	12,395

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baldy	Olympic National Forest	3,557
Slide Ridge	Wenatchee National Forest	11,430

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.