Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.)
Also known as trembling aspen.
↑Summary
A Populus species with a northerly distribution across North America from coast to coast, also found farther south in mountainous areas of the West. The common name "quaking" references the striking visual effect produced when the leaves, which are lighter on the underside, rustle in the wind.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present | |
| Native or Expanded | |
| Native or Expanded or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Links & External Resources
• Quaking Aspen | The Wood Database (About This Site)
• Quaking Aspen | Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Trembling Aspen | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides (American Aspen) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Quaking Aspen | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Quaking Aspen | Silvics of North America (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Quaking Aspen | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Populus tremuloides Michx. (Quaking Aspen) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
