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Populus deltoides

Bartr. ex Marsh.

Eastern Cottonwood

G5Secure Found in 22 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146933
Element CodePDSAL01040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSalicales
FamilySalicaceae
GenusPopulus
Other Common Names
eastern cottonwood (EN) Peuplier deltoïde (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-06-25
Edition Date2003-02-28
Edition AuthorsFellows, M.
Rank Reasons
Throughout United States and Canada, east of continental divide. Dominant or co-dominant component of floodplain and bottomland hardwood forests (Taylor 2001).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ConnecticutSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
IndianaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
UtahSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
AlabamaS4Yes
IowaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
South DakotaS5Yes
KansasSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
ColoradoS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNANo
OntarioS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (22)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
New Mexico (7)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
El InviernoSanta Fe National Forest29,927
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
North Dakota (3)
AreaForestAcres
Collar / Bennett - CottonwoodDakota Prairie Grasslands19,697
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
Tracy MountainDakota Prairie Grasslands9,756
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hellhole ExtFrancis Marion National Forest891
South Dakota (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cheyenne RiverBuffalo Gap National Grassland7,572
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Red ShirtBuffalo Gap National Grassland17,007
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Taylor, J. L. 2001. Populus deltoides. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [Accessed: 21 Feb 2003].