Wildlife
Narrowleaf cottonwood; willowleaf poplar
Populus angustifolia
Habitat
Chouteau Co., MT
Conservation
Vulnerable
First Observed
1805-06-12
No specimen collected, though Lewis provided full description, even noting that beaver seemed to prefer its softer bark.
Recent sightings
Where it’s being seen today
1 research-grade iNaturalist observation between 2024–2024. Most recent: 2024-09-23. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.
Journal References
4 journal entries mention Narrowleaf cottonwood; willowleaf poplar
Nov
3
1804
Building Fort Mandan — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1804
...wood
and then hewed. The cotton wood resembles the lombardy
poplar, and is a light soft wood. The largest trees are in
thickness about eighteen inches diameter. On th...
May
2
1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 2, 1805
...Sheridan County.
2 About midway between Big Muddy Creek and Poplar River, in the vicinity
of Brockton, Sheridan County.
3 In Dawson County, about two-thirds of the wa...
May
3
1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 3, 1805
...ek.2
1 In Sheridan County, fifteen miles below the mouth of Poplar River.
2 Ordway confuses (he two streams passed during the day. The north-
side stream, to which th...
Oct
30
1805
Clark: October 30, 1805
...d which I never Saw before, Some resembling Beech
& others Poplar.Day dark and disagreeable
I with 2 men proceeded down the river 2 miles on an old Indian parth to
...
