Cottonwood may refer to:

Plants

* ''Celtis conferta'' subsp. ''amblyphylla'', a tree in the hemp and hackberry family * ''

Hibiscus tiliaceus ''Hibiscus tiliaceus'', commonly known as the sea hibiscus or coast cottonwood, is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, with a pantropical distribution along coastlines. It has also been introduced to Florida and New Zea ...

'', a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family * In the genus '' Populus'', a number of difficult-to-distinguish trees: ** ''

Populus angustifolia ''Populus angustifolia'', commonly known as the narrowleaf cottonwood, is a species of tree in the willow family (Salicaceae). It is native to western North America, where it is a characteristic species of the Rocky Mountains and the surrounding ...

'' (narrowleaf cottonwood), in the Great Basin ** ''

Populus balsamifera ''Populus balsamifera'', commonly called balsam poplar, bam, bamtree, eastern balsam-poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac poplar, tacamahaca, is a tree species in the balsam poplar species group in the poplar genus, ''Populus.'' The genus name ''Populu ...

'' (balsam cottonwood), in Canada and parts of northern United States ** ''

Populus heterophylla ''Populus heterophylla'', also known as downy poplar, swamp poplar and swamp cottonwood, is a large deciduous poplar belonging to the ''Populus'' genus of the family ''Salicaceae''. This species can grow on sites that have too much water for oth ...

'' (swamp cottonwood), in the eastern United States ** ''

Populus trichocarpa ''Populus trichocarpa'', the black cottonwood, western balsam-poplar or California poplar, is a deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America. It is used for timber, and is notable as a model organism in plant biology. Desc ...

'' (black cottonwood), in the Pacific Northwest of North America ** ''Populus'' x ''jackii'' (balm-of-Gilead) ** ''Populus'' × ''acuminata'', lanceleaf cottonwood, ** ''Populus'' sect. ''Aigeiros'', a section of three species *** ''

Populus deltoides ''Populus deltoides'', the eastern cottonwood or necklace poplar, is a cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States as well as the southern Canadian prairies, the southernmo ...

'' (eastern cottonwood), in eastern, central, and southwestern United States, and parts of Canada and Mexico *** ''

Populus fremontii ''Populus fremontii'', commonly known as Frémont's cottonwood, is a cottonwood (and thus a poplar) native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and northern through central Mexico. It is one of three species in ''Populus'' sect ...

'' (Fremont cottonwood), in the southwestern United States and Mexico *** ''

Populus nigra ''Populus nigra'', the black poplar, is a species of cottonwood poplar, the type species of section ''Aigeiros'' of the genus '' Populus'', native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa.Flora Europaea''Populus nigra''/ref> ...

'' (black poplar), in Europe, Asia, and Africa

Places

* Cottonwoods, Manitoba, an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada

United States

* Cottonwood, Alabama, a town *

Cottonwood, Arizona Cottonwood is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 11,265. Geography Cottonwood is located at (34.7321, -112.0186). According to the United States Census Bureau, the c ...

, a city *

Cottonwood, California Cottonwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Its population is 6,268 as of the 2020 census, up from 3,316 from the 2010 census. Cottonwood was a stagecoach town where a settlement was established in ...

, a census-designated place in Shasta County *

Cottonwood, Yolo County, California Cottonwood is a former settlement in Yolo County, California. It was located south of Madison, at an elevation of 164 feet (50 m). It still appears on maps as of 1917. History Cottonwood was named for the large number of cottonwood trees in t ...

, a ghost town * Cottonwood, Colorado, a neighborhood in the town of Parker * Cottonwood, Georgia, an unincorporated community in the City of

Fayetteville, Georgia Fayetteville is a city in and the county seat of Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,957, up from 15,945 at the 2010 census. Fayetteville is located south of downtown Atlanta. In 2015 ...

Cottonwood, Idaho Cottonwood is a city in Idaho County, Idaho. On the Camas Prairie in north central Idaho, the population was 900 at the 2010 census, down from 944 in 2000. It is just west of U.S. Route 95, between Grangeville and Lewiston. Origins Cottonw ...

, a city *

Cottonwood Falls, Kansas Cottonwood Falls is the largest city and county seat of Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 851. It is located south of Strong City along the south side of the Cottonwood River. Histor ...

, a city *

Cottonwood, Minnesota Cottonwood is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land. It is on the eastern shore of Cottonwood La ...

, a city *

Cottonwood, Coal County, Oklahoma Cottonwood is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. M ...

, an unincorporated community *

Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Cottonwood is an unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located four miles south of Muldrow,Shirk, George. ''Oklahoma Place Names'', 2nd ed. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma. 1987. p.60. near t ...

, an unincorporated community *

Cottonwood, South Dakota Cottonwood is a town in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12 at the 2020 census. History Cottonwood was originally named Ingham, and under the latter name was laid out in 1906. The present name comes from Cottonwoo ...

, a town *

Cottonwood, Callahan County, Texas Cottonwood is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callahan County, Texas, United States, on FM 880, eight miles northwest of Cross Plains. It was first settled by J. W. Love in 1875, under the name Cottonwood Springs. The name was shor ...

, an unincorporated community *

Cottonwood, Kaufman County, Texas Cottonwood is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. The population was 185 at the 2010 census. Geography Cottonwood is located in southwestern Kaufman County at (32.463437, –96.389931). It lies along country roads east of Rosser, s ...

, a city *

Cottonwood West, Utah Cottonwood West was a census-designated place (CDP) in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The CDP was situated between the cities of Holladay and Murray, which by the mid-2000s had annexed virtually all of the area between them. The populat ...

, an unincorporated area in Salt Lake County that has since become part of the cities of Holladay and Murray *

Cottonwood Heights, Utah Cottonwood Heights is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah, the United States, along the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley. It lies south of the cities of Holladay and Murray, east of Midvale, and north of Sandy within the Salt Lake City, U ...

, a city south of Cottonwood West *

Alamo, Texas Alamo ( ), located in the Rio Grande Valley in what is nicknamed the "Land of Two Summers", is a city in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Known as the "Refuge to the Valley", it is located in an area of abunda ...

, a city in Texas, US, the name of which means "Cottonwood tree" in Spanish/Mexican

People

* Eli Cottonwood, ring name of professional wrestler Kipp Christianson formerly from WWE's NXT * Joe Cottonwood (born 1947), American author of fiction and poetry

Other uses

* Cottonwood Limestone, a geologic member of limestone in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma * ''Cottonwood'' (EP), a 2019 EP by NLE Choppa

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