The furrowed bark of a black cottonwood tree, Populus trichocarpa, along Callahan Creek, in Troy, Montana.

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The furrowed bark of a black cottonwood tree, Populus trichocarpa, along Callahan Creek, in Troy, Montana. This tree is also referred to by the common names Western balsam-poplar, California poplar, and álamo negro. Past scientific synonyms include Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa. Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Salicaceae Genus: Populus Section: Populus sect. Tacamahaca Species: P. trichocarpa

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Size: 4400px × 2927px
Location: Troy, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Imago Boleti / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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