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Salicaceae

White poplar

Populus alba L.

Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Populus

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

White poplar: Two hundred years old White Poplar ( Populus alba ) in Czajęcice, Poland
Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (65)
Albanian
Plepi i bardhë
Arabic
حور أبيض, الحور, الحور الأبيض, حور ابيض, حور رومي, شجرة الحور الأبيض, صفصاف ابيض, حور مصري
Armenian
Բարդի սպիտակ
arz
حور ابيض
Asturian
Chopu blancu
av
ХахӀцӀул, ХахIцIул
azb
آغجا قوْواق
Azerbaijani
Ağcaqovaq
Bangla
কাভাক-এগি
Basque
Zurzuri
Belarusian
Таполя белая, Таполь, Таполя серабрыстая, Топаль, Тополь ложно-белый, Ясакар
Bulgarian
Бяла топола, Кавак
Catalan
Àlber, Arbre blanc, Peuplier blanc, Àlbers
Chinese
河北杨, 河北楊, 银白杨, 银白杨叶, 新疆杨
Corsican
Albaru, Alberu, Piobu biancu
Croatian
Bijela topola
Czech
Topol bílý, Topol linda
Danish
Sølv-Poppel
dsb
Běły topoł
Dutch
Witte abeel, Witte populier, Zilverpopulier
English
White poplar, Silver poplar, Silverleaf poplar
Esperanto
Blanka poplo
Estonian
Hõbepappel, Hõbehaab
Finnish
Hopeapoppeli
French
Peuplier blanc, Peuplier de Hollande, Ypréau
Galician
Lamigueiro branco, Álamo Branco
German
Silber-Pappel, Peuplier blanc, Silberpappel, Weiß-Pappel, Weißpappel
grc
Ἀχερωΐς, Λεύκη λευκή, Λύγδη
Hebrew
צפצפה מכסיפה
hsb
Běły topoł
Hungarian
Fehér nyár
Icelandic
Silfurösp
Indonesian
Hawar putih
Irish
Poibleog gheal
Italian
Pioppo bianco, Gattice, Pioppi bianchi
Japanese
ギンドロ, ウラジロハコヤナギ, ハクヨウ
kab
Aṣefṣaf
Kazakh
Aq terek, Ақ терек, اق تەرەك
kbd
Къэдабэщиху
Korean
은백양
Latvian
Baltā apse, Baltapse
Lithuanian
Baltoji tuopa, Peuplier blanc
mzn
اسپه دار
nap
Alvaniegl
Norwegian Bokmål
Sølvpoppel
Occitan
Albar
Persian
سپیدار سفید
Polish
Topola biała, Białodrzew, Topola srebrzysta
Portuguese
Choupo-branco
Romanian
Plop alb, Plopul alb
Russian
Тополь белый, Белый тополь, Тополь Бахофена, Тополь Болле, Тополь серебристый, Тополь снежнобелый
sc
Fustialvu
Serbian
Бела топола, Bela topola
sgs
Topolis
Slovak
Topoľ biely, Octima canescens
Slovenian
Beli topol
Spanish
Álamo blanco, Blancon, Chopo blanco, No es el alamo común, Álamo alvar, Álamo plateado, Árbol blanco
Swedish
Silverpoppel, Peuplier blanc
Turkish
Ak kavak
udm
Тӧдьы тополь
Ukrainian
Тополя біла
Uyghur
ئاق تېرەك
vls
Abêle
Welsh
Poplysen wen
wuu
银白杨

Synonyms

  • Leuce alba (L.) Opiz
  • Populus aegyptiaca hort. ex W.H.Baxter
  • Populus alba var. alba
  • Populus alba var. bolleana (Lauche) Otto
  • Populus alba var. nivea Aiton
  • Populus bolleana Carrière
  • Populus hickeliana Dode
  • Populus major Mill.
  • Populus nivea (Aiton) Willd.
  • Populus nivea Wesm.
  • Populus pseudonivea Grossh.

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.