Populus × canescens (Aiton) Sm.

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Greystone Park NP, Harare

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Synonyms:
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.
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
Zimbabwe distribution:	W,C,E
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Populus × canescens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Populus × canescens
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Populus × canescens
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