Populus laurifolia

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Populus}} {{Speciesbox |image=Populus laurifolia.jpg |image_caption=Foliage |genus=Populus |species=laurifolia |authority=Ledeb. |synonyms_ref=<ref name="776748-1" /> |synonyms= *''Populus amurensis'' {{small|Kom.}} *''Populus crispa'' {{small|Dippel}} *''Populus pilosa'' {{small|Rehder}} *''Populus pilosa'' var. ''leiocarpa'' {{small|Z.Wang & S.L.Tung}} }}

'''''Populus laurifolia''''', the '''laurel poplar''', is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Kazakhstan, the Altai, Mongolia, and Xinjiang in China.<ref name="776748-1" >{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:776748-1 |title=''Populus laurifolia'' Ledeb. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=26 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''Populus laurifolia'' laurel poplar |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/88349/i-populus-laurifolia-i/details |date=2021 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=26 October 2021 }}</ref> It hybridizes readily with other species of poplar, and has high genetic variation.<ref>{{cite journal |title=When exotic poplars and native ''Populus balsamifera'' L. Meet on the Canadian Prairies: Spontaneous hybridization and establishment of interspecific hybrids |year=2012 |last1=Talbot |first1=Patricia |last2=Schroeder |first2=William R. |last3=Bousquet |first3=Jean |last4=Isabel |first4=Nathalie |journal=Forest Ecology and Management |volume=285 |pages=142–152 |doi=10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.036 }}</ref>

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laurifolia Category:Plants described in 1833