Swamp Cottonwood
Populus heterophylla L. - Willow familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: White, Green, Brown
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Swamp Cottonwood: Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Pachysphinx modesta, Raphia frater
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
- CAN: Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.