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Weird plant: quaking aspen

Weird plant: quaking aspen. Benjamin Blonder. A familiar tree species. Why is it called quaking aspen?. The aspen quake in fear today, according to folklore, because Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross of aspen.

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Weird plant: quaking aspen

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  1. Weird plant: quaking aspen Benjamin Blonder

  2. A familiar tree species

  3. Why is it called quaking aspen? The aspen quake in fear today, according to folklore, because Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross of aspen. Jeffry B. Mitton and Michael C. Grant. Genetic Variation and the Natural History of Quaking Aspen. BioScience, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan., 1996), pp. 25-31

  4. Evolutionary classification Domain: Eukarya (nucleated cells) Kingdom: Planta (plants) Embryophyte (land plants) Tracheophyte (vascular plants) Spermatophyte (seed plants) Angiosperm (flowering plants) Core eudicot (three-lobed pollen) Rosid Order:Malpighiales Family: Salicaceae (willows) Genus: Populus (Populus) Species: tremuloides Stefan Jansson and Carl J. Douglas. Populus: A Model System for Plant Biology. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 2007. 58:435–58

  5. 2nd largest range of any tree species Habitat Higher elevations Ridges and mountainsides With pine and fir trees Jeffry B. Mitton and Michael C. Grant. Genetic Variation and the Natural History of Quaking Aspen. BioScience, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan., 1996), pp. 25-31

  6. Growth form – large stands Jeffry B. Mitton and Michael C. Grant. Genetic Variation and the Natural History of Quaking Aspen. BioScience, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan., 1996), pp. 25-31

  7. People grow it for wood pulp

  8. Adaptation: photosynthetic bark

  9. Reproduces by flowers and catkins Jeffry B. Mitton and Michael C. Grant. Genetic Variation and the Natural History of Quaking Aspen. BioScience, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan., 1996), pp. 25-31

  10. Weird: clonal reproduction

  11. Weird: the world’s largest organism Name: Pando Habitat: Central Colorado Size: 47,000 trunks Area: 3.8 million square feet Rachel Sussman Some aspen clones may be up to one million years old! Jeffry B. Mitton and Michael C. Grant. Genetic Variation and the Natural History of Quaking Aspen. BioScience, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan., 1996), pp. 25-31

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