Populus deltoides
Eastern Cottonwood at Greenway, ACT
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| Populus deltoides | MichaelBedingfield | 29 Nov 2016 | |
| Populus deltoides | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Nov 2016 | |
| Populus alba | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Nov 2016 |
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Growing on the edge of the Murrumbidgee River, 1 km north of Pine Island Central, and on the west side. Photos taken from the east side across river.
4 comments
27 Nov 2016
The bark is OK but the leaves do not look right. Unfortunately the key in VicFlora uses hairiness and colour of the backs of the leaves as characters for IDing.
29 Nov 2016
Mike the back of the leaves of Populus alba are white, while those of Eastern Cottonwood are pale green - bit hard to tell from the photos - but I think Eastern Cottonwood
29 Nov 2016
Thanks Betty & Michael. I couldn't get any closer because of the river. Will confirm Michael's suggestion, and hopefully get some better pics later if the river goes down.
22 Feb 2017
I revisited, and collected leaves for verification; underside pale green not white; photo added.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051540-35.422463
- Altitude 550.7m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Nov 2016 07:41 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Populus deltoides Scientific name
- Eastern Cottonwood Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- 550.7m to 577.2m Recorded at altitude
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