Participant Info

Species

Populus alba

Family

Salicaceae

CommonName

white poplar

Presence

yes

Status

exotic, commercial

EarliestDate

1953

LatestDate

2023

Ecosystem

basin

Geobotanical

UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

Alamosa (town)

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTO. White poplar is a non-native tree, in the Watershed always planted originally. Seedlings can spread but not far from the parent, and trees often outlast the homesteaders and their homes. Ackerfield (2022) indicates a location for Populus alba near or in the Baca NWP, with no record in SEINet. There is a tree or trees on the Adams State University campus recorded in 1953 and 2023 (iNaturalist observation 162755738). Among poplars, P. albus is easily recognized by its palmately lobed leaf.

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