NameThatPlant.net: Populus nigra

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Populus nigra FAMILY Salicaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Read more about European Black Poplar at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus nigra FAMILY Salicaceae

COMMON NAME:
European Black Poplar, Lombardy Poplar, Black Poplar

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Populus nigra FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus nigra FAMILY Salicaceae

1142

Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Disturbed suburban areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: southern Europe

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
(15)20-30 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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