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Populus tremuloides
quaking aspen / trembling aspen

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InfradivisionAngiospermae

Family Name Salicaceae / willow

Botanical NamePopulus tremuloides

Common Names quaking aspen / trembling aspen

Native Continents North America

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Native Range Alaska, Yukon territory, and British Columbia east to Newfoundland; south into Great Lakes region and northern New England; Populations in many mountain ranges of the Western U.S. and Mexico.

Native to these North American Tree Region(s)

Montana Native

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Boreal Forest Pacific Coast Forests Northern Rocky Mtn. Complex Southern Rocky Mtn. Complex Great Plains Central Hardwoods Northeastern Mixed Woods Southeastern Mixed Forests

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Fascinating Facts: The most widely distributed tree in North America