Populus alba

White poplar
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Populus
Section:	Populus sect. Populus
Species:	P. alba
Binomial name
Populus alba L.[2]
Native range
Synonyms[2]
List Leuce alba (L.) Opiz Populus aegyptiaca W.Baxter Populus arbeel Curtis Populus arembergiana Dippel Populus arembergica Lodd. ex Loudon Populus bachofenii Wierzb. ex Rchb. Populus belgica Lodd. ex Loudon Populus berkarensis Poljakov Populus bolleana Lauche Populus caspica (Bornm.) Bornm. Populus denudata A.Braun Populus excelsa Salisb. Populus grisea Lodd. ex Loudon Populus hickeliana Dode Populus hybrida M.Bieb. Populus hyrcana Grossh. Populus intermedia Mert. ex Loudon Populus major Mill. Populus morisetiana Dode Populus nivea (Aiton) Willd. Populus paletskyana Dode Populus palmata Loudon Populus pseudonivea Grossh. Populus quercifolia Loudon Populus subintegerrima (Lange) Sennen & Mauricio Populus triloba Dode Populus viminalis Poir.

Populus alba, commonly called silver poplar,^[3][4] silverleaf poplar,^[3][4] white poplar,^[3][4] or abele is a species of poplar, most closely related to the aspens (Populus sect. Populus). It is native to a region spanning from the Atlas Mountains of Africa, through most of South and Central Europe, into Central Asia; it has been introduced to many temperate, moist regions worldwide. It grows in moist sites, often by watersides, in regions with hot summers and cold to mild winters.^[5][6]