Populus alba

ClassificationDicots
FamilySalicaceae
Family (Traditional)Salicaceae
GenusPopulus
Species:Populus alba L.
Common NameWhite Poplar; Silver Poplar
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Stamen Number: 7; Stamen Number: 8; Stamen Number: 9; Stamen Number: 10
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Populus alba var. bolleana Populus alba var. bolleana
Populus alba var. nivea Populus alba var. nivea
Populus alba var. pyramidalis Populus alba var. pyramidalis Bunge

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bracken (KY), Breathitt (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Harrison (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Kenton (KY), Knox (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lee (KY), Leslie (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Magoffin (KY), Marion (KY), Mason (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Nicholas (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Robertson (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Wayne (KY), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Clay (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Haywood (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Macon (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100651064 Leslie Kentucky 08 May 2006 T. J. Weckman
10179
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651155 Nicholas Kentucky 13 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25098
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650892 Breathitt Kentucky 12 Jul 1995 Hagar Rice
24
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650991 Garrard Kentucky 21 Jul 1956 Mary Wharton
10,366
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651023 Knox Kentucky 17 Aug 1993 Deborah White
70
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651130 Marion Kentucky 12 Oct 1998 Timothy J. Weckman
4454
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651114 Magoffin Kentucky 18 Jun 1995 A. D. Wireman
95-39
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650942 Cumberland Kentucky 05 Oct 1997 James B. Beck
411
EKY
Populus alba
BEREA021733 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Populus alba
TENN-V-0192649 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075094 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075106 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075233 Pike Kentucky
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075231 Hickman Kentucky
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008867 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UCHT008868 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
31234100651148 Mason Kentucky 14 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24725
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651072 Lewis Kentucky 19 May 2005 Ross C. Clark
25602
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651056 Lee Kentucky 27 Apr 1996 Danny Husband
4
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651098 Madison Kentucky 14 Oct 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4949
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650983 Garrard Kentucky 15 Apr 2010 W. W. Overbeck
321
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651171 Perry Kentucky 14 Jun 1986 Earlis Thornsberry
69
EKY
Populus alba
BEREA021732 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075108 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075095 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075291 Perry Kentucky
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075109 Macon Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075292 Pike Kentucky
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075097 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075099 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008857 Clay Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UCHT008858 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
31234100650975 Fleming Kentucky 19 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25194
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651049 Lee Kentucky 30 Jun 1996 Timothy J. Weckman
2930
EKY
Populus alba
31973000018653 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Populus alba
31973000018652 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075091 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075115 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075093 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075118 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075110 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075232 Magoffin Kentucky
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075102 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008864 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
APSC0003807 Lyon Kentucky 06 Jul 1966 Billy Evans
1759
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0114161 Williamson Tennessee
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003818 Montgomery Tennessee 17 Oct 1980 Edward W. Chester
4538
APSC
Populus alba
31234100651007 Harrison Kentucky 07 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24626
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651080 Madison Kentucky 01 Jan 1993 Gary W. Libby
312
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651122 Metcalfe Kentucky 08 Jun 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10446
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651197 Pike Kentucky 23 Jun 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10389.5
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651163 Perry Kentucky 19 May 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
5323
EKY
Populus alba
BEREA021737 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075114 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075290 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075103 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075116 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075107 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008862 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UCHT008859 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UCHT008860 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
HTTU009375 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Populus alba
MTSU011716 Wilson Tennessee 22 Sep 1995 Kim Wilkerson
MTSU
Populus alba
31234100651213 Fentress Tennessee 13 May 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6001
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650926 Clinton Kentucky 06 Jul 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-397
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651189 Pike Kentucky 09 Jun 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8618
EKY
Populus alba
BEREA021734 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Populus alba
31973000018650 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075117 Union Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075101 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075104 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075092 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075096 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075105 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075098 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075230 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008865 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UCHT008872 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
MTSU011704 Davidson Tennessee 05 Oct 1990 Greg Anderson
MTSU
Populus alba
31234100640406 Franklin Kentucky 23 Jun 1982 H. Bryan & J. MacGregor & S. Rice
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650959 Estill Kentucky 19 May 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10342
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650967 Estill Kentucky 09 Oct 1987 Richard G. Guetig
540
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651015 Hickman Kentucky 28 Jun 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne
73d6.1
EKY
Populus alba
BEREA021735 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075112 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008869 Rutherford Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
APSC0104354 Wayne Kentucky
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003813 Christian Kentucky 26 Jun 1968 Bernadine Francis
49
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003817 Montgomery Tennessee 24 Sep 1949 Floyd Brown & Alfred Clebsch
690
APSC
Populus alba
MTSU011709 Rutherford Tennessee 29 Sep 1983 Elisabeth Stanley
49
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011713 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Sep 1984 Melissa Tucker
75
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011708 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Oct 1991 Lisa Dill
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011685 Franklin Tennessee V. A. Francis
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011701 Rutherford Tennessee 22 Sep 1979 Esther Woodward
26
MTSU
Populus alba
ETSU008789 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Populus alba
MEM001090 Todd Kentucky 30 Jun 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5708
MEM
Populus alba
MTSU011705 Rutherford Tennessee 15 Nov 1983 Richard O'Bryan
45
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011715 Davidson Tennessee 26 Sep 1988 Guy Murphree
MTSU
Populus alba
UOS05815 Blount Tennessee 27 Apr 1969 S.G. Hopkins
52
UOS
Populus alba
31234100651031 Lawrence Kentucky 15 Jun 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10640
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651106 Magoffin Kentucky 20 May 1964 J. L. Gentry Jr.
1276
EKY
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075119 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075113 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008863 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
APSC0003809 Lyon Kentucky 19 Jul 1988 Edward W. Chester w/ Susan Holt
88-158
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003814 Todd Kentucky 19 Sep 1972 Lloyd Settle
30
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003811 Stewart Tennessee 23 Aug 1983 Edward W. Chester
83-296
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003815 Dickson Tennessee 07 Aug 1986 Kevin H. Souza
86-508
APSC
Populus alba
MTSU011706 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Oct 1991 Hope Dodson
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011703 Rutherford Tennessee 08 Oct 1983 John H. Rhee
14
MTSU
Populus alba
MEM009046 Shelby Tennessee 27 Jun 1971 John E. Thompson Jr.
273
MEM
Populus alba
UCHT030094 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
31234100650884 Bracken Kentucky 21 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24865
EKY
Populus alba
31234100651205 Robertson Kentucky 05 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25065
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650900 Carter Kentucky 30 Jun 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10549.5
EKY
Populus alba
31234100650918 Clinton Kentucky 05 Aug 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-906
EKY
Populus alba
BEREA021731 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Populus alba
BEREA021736 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Populus alba
TENN-V-0075100 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Populus alba
UCHT008870 Williamson Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UCHT008861 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
APSC0003820 Montgomery Tennessee 24 Sep 1949 Floyd Brown & Alfred Clebsch
690
APSC
Populus alba
MTSU011711 Rutherford Tennessee 15 Oct 2000 Jerry Gragg
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011712 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Sep 2003 Rebecca McWhirter
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011702 Rutherford Tennessee 28 Oct 1984 Don Lewis
59
MTSU
Populus alba
MEM015890 Lake Tennessee 13 Oct 1979 James R. Browne
146
MEM
Populus alba
MTSU011719 Davidson Tennessee 18 Sep 2009 Richard Marko
93
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011696 Rutherford Tennessee Oct. 23 Vickie Hillis
59
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011700 Rutherford Tennessee 06 Oct 1988 Peggy Whaley
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011699 Davidson Tennessee 1981-10 William J. Fonferek
MTSU
Populus alba
UOS05816 Van Buren Tennessee 22 Jul 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Populus alba
ETSU008788 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Populus alba
MEM001394 Gibson Tennessee 14 Jun 1966 Edward W. Fisher
17
MEM
Populus alba
MEM000379 Shelby Tennessee 19 Jun 1962 J.G. Phillips
sn.
MEM
Populus alba
UCHT008866 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
APSC0003810 Stewart Tennessee 09 Jul 1980 Jackie Stack & Ben Stack
567
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0103147 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Populus alba
MTSU011683 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Sep 1981 Don F. Brown
20
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011720 Williamson Tennessee 29 Oct 2003 Phillip Hulan
MTSU
Populus alba
UCHT042215 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UCHT037015 Sequatchie Tennessee
UCHT
Populus alba
UOS05817 Franklin Tennessee 27 May 2009 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Populus alba
UTM00964 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Populus alba
MEM017779 Magoffin Kentucky 20 May 1967 J.L. Gentry Jr.
1276
MEM
Populus alba
APSC0003822 Stewart Tennessee 04 Aug 1966 Eugene Wofford
2311
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0099629 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003808 Trigg Kentucky 08 Sep 1986 Edward W. Chester
86-1017
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003816 Robertson Tennessee 08 Jun 1984 Kevin Souza, Edward W. Chester
84-188
APSC
Populus alba
APSC0003819 Stewart Tennessee 23 Aug 1968 H.R. Brock
3679
APSC
Populus alba
MTSU011714 Rutherford Tennessee 10 Sep 2003 Christopher G. Meyer
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011710 Davidson Tennessee 15 Oct 1995 Kim Martin
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011697 Rutherford Tennessee 11 Oct 1979 W. M. Ponath
43
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011707 Rutherford Tennessee 18 Oct 1991 Lisa Wilson
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011717 Rutherford Tennessee 10 Oct 1981 Pat Hayes
101
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011718 Franklin Tennessee 31 Aug 1984 Danny L. Bryan
4
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011698 Rutherford Tennessee 08 Oct 1981 Debbie Thibault
37
MTSU
Populus alba
MTSU011684 Franklin Tennessee V. Francis
MTSU
Populus alba
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