NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa

Black Cottonwood

A member of the Salicaceae, the Willow Family

This identification needs verification.  It is possible that the individuals photographed are of an introduced species not in the manuals I consulted.

Foliage detail of Populus sp., Oatman Road, western Mohave County.

Foliage detail.
Along Oatman Road near milepost 29 and west of Sitgreaves Pass,
western Mohave County; ca. 3260 feet elevation.

17 October 2004.

 

Habit of Populus sp., Oatman Road, western Mohave County.

Habit.
Same tree as shown in foliage detail above.

17 October 2004.

 

Habitat of Populus sp., Oatman Road, western Mohave County.

Habitat.
Tree at right is the same tree as in prior image.

17 October 2004.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann.

 

This page created 26 December 2004; last revised 10 April 2009.

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