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Also called swamp poplar and downy poplar.
Part of aspen/cottonwood/poplar genus Populus in willow family Salicaceae.
Native to the 🇺🇸 USA Mississippi Valley and mid-Atlantic. 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors), 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Populus hosts caterpillars of 367 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula.
Often grows in clonal colonies [1] —look around for other stems!
🔍︎ 🔍︎ images Discover Life Encyclopedia of Life Michigan Flora Flora of North America USDA PLANTS db USFS Wikipedia
🏠︎ aspen/cottonwood/poplar leaves genus Populus 🌳︎🍃︎ broadleaf branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins thorns pods, terminal buds larger, and large bark (on the trunk)
🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula