Populus × canescens
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NP, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NP, Harare
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| Common names: | Grey poplar (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common in wet habitats in and around Harare; rare elsewhere |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
A small to medium-sized tree, but in our area usually forming dense, large stands of erect, rather spindly suckers, attaining c. 5 m in height. Leaves: petiole subterete; lamina (of suckers) 5-9 × 6-10 cm, broadly ovate, subglabrous and dark green above, greyish-tomentose beneath; without glands on the lamina; base cordate to truncate; margin irregularly serrate. |
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| Notes: | It is a hybrid (P. alba × P. tremula) originating from Europe and Asia. It was introduced for matchwood and also used for furniture. It has become naturalised and is a declared weed in South Africa. |
| Derivation of specific name: | canescens: grey-pubescent |
| Habitat: | Along streams, rivers and vleis. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Europe, east to the Caucasus |
| FZ divisions: | W,C,E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 26 January 2006 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 233. As Populus canescens Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 75. |
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