Populus nigra var. italica Münchh., 1770

🇫🇷 Peuplier d'Italie, Peuplier de Lombardie, Peuplier noir d'Italie

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Genus: Populus
Species: Populus nigra var. italica

Presence

Introduced, not established.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

Variety with a narrow, upright habit. Widely used as a street-lining tree.

Hybridizes with P. laurifolia Ledeb., 1833 to produce P. × berolinensis K.Koch, 1865, M.

Photographs

img/populus-nigra-italica.webp — Populus nigra var. italica

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 1031). Biotope.