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Frémont Cottonwood
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 130 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Frémont Cottonwood is a large riparian tree native to rivers and streams across the American Southwest and northern Mexico. In late spring, female trees release billowing clouds of cottony seeds that can blanket the surrounding ground like snow.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Populus
Species
Populus fremontii