Native Plants
Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall ssp. deltoides
Eastern Cottonwood, Southern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Eastern Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
USDA Symbol: PODEDUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides
Eastern Cotton-Wood
Salicaceae
Location: SW of low-water crossing of Salado Creek at Austin Hwy, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Moist clay & limestone, sometimes inundated. Half-shaded by Ulmus & Salix. Several, scattered.
Description: Small tree (immature), 3-4 m tall. Leaves alternate, long petioled, 9 x 10 cm wide/long, deltoid, sharply accuminate at apex, broadly truncate at base, coarsely dentate. Flowers/fruit not present.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Nov 4, 1994
Specimen number: 726
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1005
Accession Date: Jan 24, 1995
Accession Number: 78
Annotations: DXXXB Dioecious (No flower or fruit)