Populus nigra
Common names
Lombardy poplar
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Similar taxa
Tree to 20m; rough, fissured bark; light grey branchlets; young shoots hairy; leaves turn golden in autumn (Webb et al., 1988).
Habitat
Cool climate (West, 1996). Settled areas inland (Webb et al., 1988).
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Salicaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1940
Origin
Origin Unknown
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Life cycle and dispersal
Only male clones are present in NZ; the species spreads occasionally by suckering or by detached branches and twigs taking root (West, 1996).
Other information
Etymology
nigra: Black
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
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