Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Grey poplar (English)
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Frequency:
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Locally common in wet habitats in and around Harare; rare elsewhere |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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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. |
Notes:
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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:
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canescens: grey-pubescent |
Habitat:
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Along streams, rivers and vleis. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Europe, east to the Caucasus |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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W,C,E |
Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Thursday 26 January 2006 |
Literature:
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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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