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Populus deltoides
common cottonwood, eastern cottonwood, plains cottonwood
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Malpighiales, Family Salicaceae, Genus Populus, Species Populus deltoides


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MA: SNR
Evidence:		6 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Minute Man National Historical Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pecos National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whitman Mission National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	1/4/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 5:45:22 PM

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