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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Salicaceae
Populus grandidentata Michx.
big-tooth aspen, large-toothed aspen
Populus: Latin for "poplar," derivation obscure
grandidentata: large-toothed
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| Status: | Native - potentially invasive |
| Plant: | perennial tree with greenish-gray bark that darkens and furrows with time |
| Flower: | 2"-3" long, hanging catkin |
| Leaf: | hairy when young becoming dark green on top and pale beneath; roundish to kidney-shaped; large teeth |
| Habitat: | moist; streambanks, upland woods, often in burned or cut-over areas |
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