PLANTS Profile for Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (plains cottonwood)

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PLANTS Profile

Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder
plains cottonwood

Symbol:

PODEM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CO, Jefferson Co., Evergreen. July 15, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

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Synonyms:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

	MOMO3	Monilistus monilifera (Aiton) Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.
	POBE4	Populus besseyana Dode
	PODEO	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall var. occidentalis Rydb.
	POMO14	Populus monilifera Aiton
	POOC5	Populus occidentalis (Rydb.) Britton ex Rydb.
	POSA8	Populus sargentii Dode
	POSAT	Populus sargentii Dode var. texana (Sarg.) Correll
	POTE9	Populus texana Sarg.

Distribution:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder


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USA (CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 27 species in Populus, 3 subspecies in Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall

Classification:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Salicales
Family	Salicaceae – Willow family
Genus	Populus L. – cottonwood
Species	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall – eastern cottonwood
Subspecies	Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder – plains cottonwood

U.S. Weed Information:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

Populus deltoides
common cottonwood
eastern cottonwood

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST

Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

Populus deltoides:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FAC

FAC+

FAC

FACW-

FACW*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22447.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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