Quaking Aspen

The quaking aspen is a plant I know well enough to recognize and not well enough to key out.

I mostly photograph this species as part of a place, not as a portrait.

Taxonomy here follows a standard order-level frame (Malpighiales / Salicaceae); common synonymies are noted when I’ve seen them used in the field.

Best stands I’ve found are along familiar transects I walk for birds.

Plant ID is its own craft and I’m in the slow part of the learning curve.