| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Mostly in the Mountains; also Robeson County. A Gaston County specimen proves to be Betula pendula.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. mostly southeastern Canada and northeastern U.S., also scattered in most of the lower 48 states. | |
| Abundance | Very rare as an escape, though often seen planted along field margins and yard borders to act as windbreaks. Apparently our plants are all male and reproduce by root suckers. | |
| Habitat | Shore of Lake Junaluska (Haywood Co.), along railroad (Yancey Co.), fields (Macon Co.), roadside (Robeson Co.). | |
| Phenology | No data. | |
| Identification | Lombardy Poplar is unique in the genus in its narrowly cylindrical growth form, looking like an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) at a distance; and triangular leaves that are wider than long and which have a graceful drip-tip. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Our plants are the cultivar italica, known as Lombardy Poplar.
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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