Populus deltoides
Common name
necklace poplar
Family
Salicaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Wetland plant indicator status rating
Information derived from the revised national wetland plant list prepared to assist councils in delineating and monitoring wetlands (Clarkson et al., 2021 Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Contract Report LC3975 for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council). The national plant list categorises plants by the extent to which they are found in wetlands and not ‘drylands’. The indicator status ratings are OBL (obligate wetland), FACW (facultative wetland), FAC (facultative), FACU (facultative upland), and UPL (obligate upland).
FACU: Facultative Upland
Occasionally is a hydrophyte but usually occurs in uplands (non-wetlands).
Similar taxa
leaves always with 2 glands at junction of lamina and petiole; lamina more or less rhombic; plants male.
Flower colours
Green, Red/Pink
Year naturalised
1983
Origin
Eastern N. America
Etymology
deltoides: From the Greek ‘delta’ the third letter of the alphabet and referring to three-sided shapes such as triangular or delta-shaped