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Populus angustifolia
Also called Mountain Cottonwood, Willow Cottonwood, Narrow Leaf Cottonwood, Narrow Leaved Balsam Poplar, Narrow Leaved Cottonwood
Populus angustifolia, commonly known as the narrowleaf cottonwood, is a species of tree in the willow family (Salicaceae). It is native to western North America, where it is a characteristic species of the Rocky Mountains and the surrounding plains. It ranges north to the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada and south to the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Sonora in Mexico. Its natural habitat is by streams and creeks between 3,900 to 7,900 feet (1,200 to 2,400 m) elevation.
Narrowleaf cottonwoods grow in western North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico. In Canada the species grows in just Alberta and Saskatchewan. Southwards in the United States it is wide ranging from the Pacific Northwest to the Southwestern US. It grows as far east as South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. In Mexico it is only found in three states, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Sonora.
The buds are sticky and gummy and were enjoyed as a sort of chewing gum by local Native American peoples, including the Apache and Navajo. The tree is the host species of the sugarbeet root aphid (Pemphigus betae).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Populus angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
