Populus laurifolia

Populus laurifolia, the laurel poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Kazakhstan, the Altai, Mongolia, and Xinjiang in China.^[1][2] It hybridizes readily with other species of poplar, and has high genetic variation.^[3]

Populus laurifolia
Foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Populus
Species:	P. laurifolia
Binomial name
Populus laurifolia Ledeb.
Synonyms[1]
Populus amurensis Kom. Populus crispa Dippel Populus pilosa Rehder Populus pilosa var. leiocarpa Z.Wang & S.L.Tung

References

1. "Populus laurifolia Ledeb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
2. "Populus laurifolia laurel poplar". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
3. Talbot, Patricia; Schroeder, William R.; Bousquet, Jean; Isabel, Nathalie (2012). "When exotic poplars and native Populus balsamifera L. Meet on the Canadian Prairies: Spontaneous hybridization and establishment of interspecific hybrids". Forest Ecology and Management. 285: 142–152. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.036.