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 (.pdf).

Populus hosts caterpillars of 367 species
of 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!

Learn more about ♒︎ swamp cottonwood Populus heterophylla

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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