Populus trichocarpa

Populus trichocarpa, the black cottonwood, western balsam-poplar or California poplar, is a deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America. It is used for timber, and is notable as a model organism in plant biology.

Populus trichocarpa
Black cottonwood
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus
Section: Populus sect. Tacamahaca
Species:
P. trichocarpa
Binomial name
Populus trichocarpa
Torr. & A.Gray ex. Hook.
Range
Synonyms
  • Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw
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