Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: North Dakota Cottonwood, 2 by neefman
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Subject: North Dakota Cottonwood
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neefman wrote: This was the dominant deciduous tree in the Dakotas (along with Green Ash). The rangers called it a cottonwood but couldn't give tell me what kind. Is it Populus Deltoides (Eastern Cottonwood) or a subspecies Populus Deltoides var. occidentalis (Plains Cottonwood). Have I stumbled into a taxonomy hotspot among botanists? |