Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15031 
Family Salicaceae 
Species Populus nigra L.
Common name "Lombardy poplar"
Collector Information Kenna Mikesell  (49)  02 September 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  14' 16.95" N, 110°  43 ' 53.37" W at 4492 feet (1369 m)
Locality Provo River Trail, 200 yards NE of entrance to Utah Lake State Park; 
Ecology riparian community; 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Populus nigra L.

     Populus dilatata Ait.
     Populus italica (Du Roi) Moench
     Populus nigra var. italica Du Roi

Common Name(s): black cottonwood, black poplar, Lombardy poplar, Lombardy's poplar.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=22468, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Salicales
                                Family: Salicaceae
                                    Genus: Populus
                                        Species: Populus nigra
                                                                                            

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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15021 Apocynum cannabinum      "Indianhemp" 465 ft. W
15025 Asclepias speciosa      "showy milkweed" 140 ft. S
15018 Clematis orientalis      "Oriental virginsbower" 2228 ft. W
15024 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" 129 ft. W
15019 Crataegus monogyna      "oneseed hawthorn" 1013 ft. NW
15020 Fraxinus velutina      "velvet ash" 478 ft. W
15027 Morus alba      "white mulberry" 343 ft. W
15022 Parthenocissus quinquefolia      "Virginia creeper" 465 ft. W
15028 Populus alba      "white poplar" 343 ft. W
15029 Populus balsamifera      "balsam poplar" 343 ft. W
15017 Rubus leucodermis      "whitebark raspberry" 2765 ft. W
15016 Salix × fragilis   [alba × euxina]   "crack willow" 319 ft. SE
15023 Solanum dulcamara      "climbing nightshade" 185 ft. W
15026 Tamarix       "tamarisk" 111 ft. SE
15030 Ulmus       "elm" 343 ft. W

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Cockey Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 1.8 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Coyote Draw (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 2.3 mi. NW   Tabby Mountain 
Rough Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 2.8 mi. NW   Tabby Mountain 
Red Creek Wildlife Management Area (Park) Duchesne County, UT 3.7 mi. N 7244  Tabiona 
Santaquin Draw (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3.5 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Sand Wash (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3.9 mi. SW   Strawberry Pinnacles 
Grey Wolf Mountain (Summit) Duchesne County, UT 3.6 mi. NW 7451  Tabby Mountain 
Trail Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 4.2 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Currant Creek (Stream) Duchesne County, UT 4.4 mi. SW   Jimmies Point 
Mill Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 4.2 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Cedar Mountain (Summit) Duchesne County, UT 5.4 mi. S 7661  Strawberry Pinnacles 
Right Fork Mill Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 5.8 mi. N   Tabby Mountain 

Links

Taxon Links for species Populus nigra  L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Populus+nigra

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