Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii S. Watson - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 90.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Fremont Cottonwood: Catocala amatrix, Catocala meskei, Furcula nivea, Gluphisia septentrionis, Hemileuca maia maia, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Ipimorpha pleonectusa, Lacinipolia lustralis, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica california, Malacosoma californica fragilis, Malacosoma constricta, Malacosoma incurva discolorata, Malacosoma incurva incurva, Mesothea incertata viridipennata, Orgyia leucostigma, Pachysphinx modesta, Pachysphinx occidentalis occidentalis, Schizura concinna, Semiothisa irrorata, Sesia tibialis

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.