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Populus × canescens (Aiton) Sm.

grey poplar (Salicaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadModerate tendencySE
Plant Atlas 2020
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Populus × canescens is a hybrid between Populus tremula and Populus alba; it has the leaf shape of the former, and the hairiness on the leaf underside of the latter.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-19

 grey poplar / Populus × canescens: _Populus_ × _canescens_ is a hybrid between _Populus tremula_ and _Populus alba_; it has the leaf shape of the former, and the hairiness on the leaf underside of the latter.

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