Salicaceae

Gray poplar

Populus × canescens (Aiton) Sm.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus

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Gray poplar (Populus × canescens) — LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 光皮银白杨
English: Gray poplar

Synonyms

Leuce canescens Opiz
Octima canescens Raf.
Populus alba var. bachofenii (Wierzb. ex Rchb.) Wesm.
Populus alba var. canescens Aiton
Populus bachofenii Wierzb. ex Rchb.
Populus bachofenii Wierzb. ex Rchb.
Populus hybrida Rchb.

Characteristics

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

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pete_gateley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.