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Laurel-leaved Poplar
Populus laurifolia
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Black PoplarPopulus nigra
mongolian poplarPopulus suaveolens
European aspenPopulus tremula
Narrowleaf CottonwoodPopulus angustifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 745 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 744 |
| Russia | 228 |
| Altai Republic | 80 |
| Tuva | 46 |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 35 |
| Khakassia | 20 |
| Altai Krai | 8 |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 5 |
| Moscow Oblast | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Fuel useListed as being used for fuel by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Nances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales |
| Family | willow family · Salicaceae |
| Genus | poplars, cottonwoods, and aspens · Populus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Laurel-leaved Poplar with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.