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Populus alba, commonly called silver poplar, [ 3][ 4] silverleaf poplar, [ 3][ 4] or white poplar, [ 3][ 4] 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 ...
Populus grandidentata is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to North America, found mostly in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Leaves are similar to Populus tremuloides, but slightly larger and having larger teeth. [ 3] The leaves tremble in the wind as those of P. tremuloides do. Bark of younger trees is olive-green ...
White poplar is a common name used to refer to several trees in the genus Populus, including: Populus alba, native to Eurasia. Populus grandidentata, bigtooth aspen. Populus tremuloides, American aspen. Populus tomentosa, Chinese white poplar. Category: Set index articles on plant common names.
The Penitent Magdalene is a wooden sculpture of Mary Magdalene by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello, now usually dated to around 1440. The sculpture was probably commissioned for the Baptistery of Florence. The piece was received with astonishment for its unprecedented realism. It is now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence.
Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen, [ 2][ 3][ 4] trembling aspen, [ 2][ 3] American aspen, [ 3] mountain or golden aspen, [ 5] trembling poplar, [ 5] white poplar, [ 5] and popple, [ 5] as well as others ...
A Democratic consultant who worked for a rival presidential campaign paid a New Orleans magician to use artificial intelligence to impersonate President Joe Biden for a robocall that is now at the ...
Pine wood is hard and tough except white pine which is soft. It decays easily if it comes into contact with soil. It is heavy and coarse grained. It is used for pattern making, frames for doors and windows, and for paving material. White pine is light and straight grained and is used in the manufacture of matches. Red cedar: Red [1] 480 kg/m 3
The white poplar was also sacred to Persephone, for whom Leuce seems to be a doublet or epithet, as a goddess of regeneration. [citation needed] Robert Graves used the myth of Leuce in developing his poetic theories of mythology. Graves, for instance, holds that the back of the poplar leaf was turned white by the sweat of Herakles. [13]