Populus

Populus
Temporal range:
Leaf of Populus tremula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Saliceae
Genus: Populus
L.
Type species
Populus tremula
L.
Sections and species

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Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (ˈpɒplər), aspen, and cottonwood.

The western balsam poplar (P. trichocarpa) was the first tree to have its full DNA code determined by DNA sequencing, in 2006.[1]

  1. ^ Joint Genome Institute, Populus trichocarpa Archived 2 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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