Salicaceae

Eurasian aspen

Populus tremula L.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
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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.

Eurasian aspen: Espeholt i Hurdal — Photo: Øyvind Holmstad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (84)

Arabic: حور راجف, حور مستدير الأوراق
Armenian: Կաղամախի
arz: حور راجف
Asturian: Vela
azb: تیترک قوْواق
Azerbaijani: Əsməqovaq
ba: Уҫаҡ
Bangla: মেনে-কাভাক
bar: Eschpn
Basque: Lertxun, Bursontza, Burzuntxa, Buzuntza, Firi-firi, Ikararbola, Ikaratze, Orrikara
Belarusian: Асіна, Таполя дрыжачая
Breton: Elv-kren
Bulgarian: Трепетлика
Catalan: Trèmol, Alba borda, Pollancre trèmol
Chinese: 杨树, 楊樹, 欧洲山杨, 山杨, 圆叶杨, 滇南山杨, 圆叶白杨树, 山白龙
chm: Шопке
Croatian: Jasika
csb: Òska
cv: Ăвăс
Czech: Topol osika, Osika, Osika obecná
Danish: Bævre-Asp, Bævreasp
dsb: Libotcyna, Wósyna
Dutch: Ratelpopulier, Esp, Espen, Trilpopulier
English: Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Aspen, Common aspen, Quaking aspen
Esperanto: Tremolo
Estonian: Harilik haab, Haab, Haavapuu
Finnish: Metsähaapa, Haapa
French: Tremble
Galician: Lamigueiro tremo, Lamigueiro tremedor, Álamo tremedor, Álamo tremo
Georgian: Მთრთოლავი ვერხვი
German: Espe, Aspe, Zitter-Pappel, Zitterpappel
Greek: Λεύκη η τρέμουσα
Hebrew: רטיט
Hindi: एस्पेन, पापुलुस ट्रिम्यूला, यूरोपियन चलपर्ण
hsb: Libotaty topoł, Wosyca
Hungarian: Rezgő nyár, Eurázsiai nyár, Közönséges nyár
Icelandic: Blæösp
Indonesian: Hawar gemetar Erasia
io: Tremulo
Irish: Crann creathach, Eabhadh, Eabhóg, Eadhadh
Italian: Pioppo tremulo
Japanese: ヨーロッパヤマナラシ, アスペン, ヨーロピアンアスペン
Kazakh: Көктерек
koi: Пипу
Korean: 유럽사시나무
kv: Пипу
Latvian: Parastā apse, Apse
li: Asp
Lithuanian: Drebulė, Epušė
Luxembourgish: Esp
Macedonian: Јасика, Трепетлика
mdf: Пою
Mongolian: Улиангар
mrj: Шапки
myv: Пой
Norwegian Bokmål: Osp, Asp
Norwegian Nynorsk: Osp
olo: Huabu
os: Даргъдзæуаг гæдыбæлас
Persian: صنوبر اوراسیایی
Polish: Topola osika, Osika
Romanian: Plop tremurător
Romansh: Trembel
rsk: Ясика
Russian: Осина, Осина обыкновенная, Осины, Тополь дрожащий
se: Suhpi
Serbian: Jasika, Јасика, Трепетљика
Serbian (Latin): Jasika, Trepetljika
sgs: Apošė, Ėpošė
Slovak: Topoľ osikový
Slovenian: Trepetlika
Spanish: Alamo bastardo, Alamo libico, Alamo líbico, Chopo canariense, Chopo falso, Chopo temblon, Chopo temblón, Tremol
Swedish: Asp, Hängasp, Jätteasp, Pelarasp, Älgaråsasp
Tatar: Усак
Thai: แอสเพนธรรมดา
Turkish: Titrek kavak
udm: Пипу, Куалекъясь тополь
Ukrainian: Осика, Тополя тремтяча
Uyghur: تېرەك
Uzbek: Togʻterak
vep: Hab
Walloon: Tronne
Welsh: Aethnen
wuu: 欧洲山杨

Synonyms

Populus australis Ten.
Populus bonatii H.Lév.
Populus duclouxiana Dode
Populus microcarpa Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hook.f.
Populus pseudotremula N.I.Rubtzov
Populus repanda Baumg.
Populus rotundifolia Griff.
Populus rotundifolia var. bonati (Lévl.) Z.Wang & S.L.Tung
Populus rotundifolia var. duclouxiana (Dode) Gombócz
Populus tremula var. australis (Ten.) Nyman
Populus tremula var. repanda (Baumg.) Nyman
Populus villosa Láng
Tremula vulgaris Opiz

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Øyvind Holmstad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matti Virtala, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.