Populus deltoides (Eastern cottonwood)

The fuzz is from a cottonwood. · 6/15/2024 · Henry Hudson Park, Selkirk, New York

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Malpighiales	A broad group encompassing 16,000 species
Family	Salicaceae	Willow family
Genus	Populus	Latin for “people” because the many moving leaves in a breeze resemble a moving populace
Species	deltoides	Triangular, like the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, delta