Plant · GBIF taxon 3040232
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoidesAlso known as Necklace Poplar
Eastern Cottonwood is a fast-growing riverside tree with broad triangular leaves on flattened stalks. The leaves flutter in light wind, and mature trunks develop deeply furrowed gray bark.
riparian treewind dispersedfast growing
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Produces energy through photosynthesis and uses extensive roots to exploit moist alluvial soils
Predators
- beavers
- tent caterpillars
- boring beetles
ThreatsRiver regulation, floodplain conversion, prolonged drought, and loss of natural flooding
HabitatsRiverbanks, floodplains, sandbars, lake margins, and other sunny moist ground
Life spanOften seventy to one hundred years, with some trees living longer
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- FamilySalicaceae
- SpeciesPopulus deltoides
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Large limbs can fail in storms; view old trees from a sensible distance.
Responsible observation
- Identify: Check for triangular coarsely toothed leaves on strongly flattened stalks.
- Observe: Listen for the characteristic leaf flutter along open river margins.
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