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Populus trichocarpa
Seeds of the black cottonwood, a model organism. This is a host for the cottonwood leaf beetle, Chrysomela scripta, which I’ve also recently spotted.
Spotted in a forest clearing just footsteps from Kenai Lake, Alaska. Altitude of ~3000'.
Introduced to Alaska in the 1940s. Also known as western balsam-poplar or California poplar.
Spotted on Jul 12, 2016
Submitted on Mar 10, 2019
3 Comments
I agree as well. Thank you both for confirming! It’s interesting that I found the beetles at a location different from that of the cottonwood seeds.
I agree with you Machi. The leaves in the picture are cottonwood and the spotting time would be correct.
These look a bit like cottonwood seeds to me.