Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Populus angustifolia is a tree with mostly lanceolate and serrulate leaves. Other than its leaves, it is similar to the more familiar Fremont's Cottonwood, Populus fremontii. Both grow in moist canyons and creekbeds at middle elevation. Cottonwoods and Willows can be difficult to tell apart at a distance, but a close look at the winter buds will show that the Cottonwoods always have more than one bud scale, while the buds of Willows always have only one bud scale.
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Populus angustifolia, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Mogollon Mtns., Mineral Creek, July 7, 2007
Populus angustifolia, detail of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Populus angustifolia, branches, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Populus angustifolia, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Populus angustifolia, closeup of terminal bud of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Populus angustifolia, closeup of lateral buds of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Populus angustifolia, 3x macro of lateral bud of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Populus angustifolia, 3x macro of terminal bud of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
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