Populus trichocarpa (Western balsam poplar, Black cottonwood, California poplar, POPTR) | BCH-ORGA-SCBD-105738 | Organism | Biosafety Clearing-House

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Organism (ORGA)
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last updated: 06 Aug 2014
Organism information
Populus trichocarpa
Kingdom Viridiplantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Order Malpighiales
Family Salicaceae
Genus Populus
Species trichocarpa
  • Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa
  • Western balsam poplar
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  • Black cottonwood
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  • California poplar
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  • POPTR
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Trees
Wild
Characteristics related to biosafety
Deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America.
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The native range of P. trichocarpa covers large sections of western North America. It extends northeast from Kodiak Island along Cook Inlet to latitude 62° 30° N., then southeast in southeast Alaska and British Columbia to the forested areas of Washington and Oregon, to the mountains in southern California and northern Baja California (lat. 31° N.). It is also found inland, generally on the west side of the Rocky Mountains, in British Columbia, western Alberta, western Montana, and northern Idaho. Scattered small populations have been noted in southeastern Alberta, eastern Montana, western North Dakota, western Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada. It grows up to elevations of 2100 m.
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  • Timber
Additional Information
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