Populus tremuloides (Quaking aspen)

Populus tremuloides Michx.

Quaking aspen

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Malpighiales	A broad group encompassing 16,000 species
Family	Salicaceae	Willow family
Genus	Populus	Latin for “people” because the many moving leaves in a breeze resemble a moving populace
Species	tremuloides	Like the quivering poplar or quaking aspen

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The yellow capsules are infected by Taphrina johansonii, an ascomycete. The healthy capsules are green. · 4/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)

7/18/2017 · Tobyhanna State Park, Pennsylvania
≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

8/31/2014 · New Mexico

7/18/2017 · Tobyhanna State Park, Pennsylvania
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10 cm)

10/23/2010 · Warwick Mills, New Ipswich, New Hampshire
≈ 4 × 6' (1.2 × 1.8 m)

8/31/2014 · New Mexico

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. intermedia Victorin

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. magnifica Victorin

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. rhomboidea Victorin

Populus tremula L. ssp. tremuloides (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

Populus aurea Tidestr.

Populus cercidiphylla Britton

Populus ×polygonifolia Bernard

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. aurea (Tidestr.) Daniels

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. cercidiphylla (Britton) Sudw.

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. vancouveriana (Trel.) Sarg.

Populus vancouveriana Trel.

Populus tremula L. ssp. tremuloides (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. intermedia Victorin

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. magnifica Victorin

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. rhomboidea Victorin

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. intermedia Vict.

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. magnifica Vict.

Populus tremuloides Michx. var. rhomboidea Vict.

Populus tremula L. ssp. tremuloides (Michx.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Populus tremuloides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 10 Jan 2021.

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8/31/2014 · New Mexico

7/18/2017 · Tobyhanna State Park, Pennsylvania
≈ 5 × 4" (13 × 10 cm)

5/13/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 6" (18 × 14 cm)

5/9/2021 · Mitchell Field, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

8/31/2014 · New Mexico

4/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm)

8/31/2014 · New Mexico

5/13/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 31 × 46" (78 × 117 cm)

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