Cottonwood may refer to:
Plants
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''Celtis conferta'' subsp. ''amblyphylla'', a tree in the hemp and hackberry family
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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
''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood.
The we ...
'', a number of difficult-to-distinguish trees:
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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
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Populus balsamifera'' (balsam cottonwood), in Canada and parts of northern United States
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Populus heterophylla'' (swamp cottonwood), in the eastern United States
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Populus trichocarpa'' (black cottonwood), in the Pacific Northwest of North America
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''Populus'' x ''jackii'' (balm-of-Gilead)
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''Populus'' × ''acuminata'', lanceleaf cottonwood,
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''Populus'' sect. ''Aigeiros'', a section of three species
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Populus deltoides
''Populus deltoides'', the eastern cottonwood or necklace poplar, is a Populus sect. Aigeiros, cottonwood Populus, poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States as well as the southern Ca ...
'' (eastern cottonwood), in eastern, central, and southwestern United States, and parts of Canada and Mexico
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Populus fremontii'' (Fremont cottonwood), in the southwestern United States and Mexico
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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>
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'' (black poplar), in Europe, Asia, and Africa
Places
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Cottonwoods, Manitoba
Cottonwoods is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, approximately 18 kilometers (11 miles) east of Brandon
Brandon may refer to:
Names and people
*Brandon (given ...
, an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada
United States
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Cottonwood, Alabama
Cottonwood is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. One source said the town incorporated in 1901, although the 1910 U.S. Census stated 1903. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the popu ...
, a town
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Cottonwood, Arizona, a city
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Cottonwood, California, a census-designated place in Shasta County
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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 th ...
, a ghost town
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Cottonwood, Colorado
Cottonwood is a neighborhood in the Town of Parker, Colorado. A former census-designated place (CDP), the population was 931 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Cottonwood is located at .
Climate
This climate type is usually found in the outskirts ...
, 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 ...
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Cottonwood, Idaho, a city
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Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, a city
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cottonwood, Kaufman County, Texas, a city
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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
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Cottonwood Heights, Utah, a city south of Cottonwood West
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Alamo, Texas, 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
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Joe Cottonwood
Joe Cottonwood (born August 19, 1947) is an American author of fiction and poetry for adults and children. He was born August 19, 1947 and lives in La Honda, California. His novels for adults include ''Famous Potatoes'' (1978) and ''Clear Heart ...
(born 1947), American author of fiction and poetry
Other uses
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Cottonwood Limestone
Cottonwood Limestone, or simply the Cottonwood, is a stratigraphic unit and a historic stone resource in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. It is the lowest member of the B ...
, a geologic member of limestone in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma
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''Cottonwood'' (EP), a 2019 EP by NLE Choppa
See also
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Cottonwood Island (disambiguation)
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Cottonwood Lake (disambiguation)
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Cottonwood River (disambiguation)
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Cottonwood Township (disambiguation) Cottonwood Township may refer to:
* Cottonwood Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
* Cottonwood Township, Chase County, Kansas
* Cottonwood Township, Brown County, Minnesota
* Cottonwood Township, Adams County, Nebraska
* Cottonwood Township, ...
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Cotton tree (disambiguation) Cotton tree may refer to:
* Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone), a kapok tree (''Ceiba pentandra'') that is an historic symbol of Freetown in Sierra Leone
* ''Bombax ceiba'', a plant species commonly known as cotton tree
* ''Gossypium'', the cotton plant, wh ...
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