Populus mexicana, the Mexican poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Mexico. A fast-growing tree reaching 30 m (100 ft), it typically grows along watercourses.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mexican Poplar being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Populus fremontii
- Populus euphratica
- Populus brandegeei
- Populus deltoides
- Populus nigra
- Fraxinus sogdiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Populus
- Species
- Populus mexicana
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