Populus L.
(poplars)

Subtaxon	Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of images	No of ID refs
Populus alba White Poplar	Species		16 images
Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens grey poplar	Species hybrid		23 images
Populus maximowiczii Japanese Balsam-poplar	Species		8 images
Populus nigra Black-poplar	Species	2 subtaxa	29 images	2 ident. refs
Populus tremula Aspen	Species		34 images	1 ident. refs
[Populus (balsam poplars)] balsam poplars	Informal	1 subtaxa	8 images	1 ident. refs
[Populus hybrids] hybrid poplars	Informal	1 subtaxa	23 images

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Populus (poplars)
Family	SALICACEAE (poplars and willows)
Order	MALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Populus is also a member of:
Broadleaved trees - broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees (via Salicaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs - ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Salicaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs - ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs (via Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Broadleaved trees and shrubs - broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Xylophytes - broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers (via Broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Trees and shrubs - trees and shrubs, including conifers (via Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs)
Trees - broadleaved and coniferous trees (via Broadleaved trees)
Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants - trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers (via Broadleaved trees)

Populus (poplars) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

SALICACEAE
(poplars and willows)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Broadleaved trees
(broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Populus (poplars)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 654 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Populus (poplars)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Populus is also a member of:

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