Cottonwood may refer to:

Plants

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

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'' (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'' (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 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 *** '' Populus fremontii'' (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 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

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 * Cottonwood, Arizona, a city * Cottonwood, California, 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 th ...

, a ghost town *

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 * Cottonwood, Idaho, a city * Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, 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, 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, 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, a city south of Cottonwood West * 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 *

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

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 * ''Cottonwood'' (EP), a 2019 EP by NLE Choppa

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