Cottonwood or cotton wood 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 Zeal ...

'', 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 ''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 ''Populus ...

'' (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. The tr ...

'' (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 species of cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States as well as the southern Canadian prairies, the ...

'' (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 Populus sect. Aigeiros, cottonwood poplar, the type species of section ''Aigeiros'' of the genus ''Populus'', native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa.Flora Europaea' ...

'' (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 Cornwallis is a rural municipality located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It surrounds the east, south ...

, an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada

United States

Alamogordo, New Mexico Alamogordo () is a city in and the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force ...

, a city, US, the name of which means "fat cottonwood" in Spanish for the great number of very large cottonwood trees in the area *

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 p ...

, 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. The city is located on the Verde River. History As settlers arrived in the area, a stand of cottonwood tree ...

, 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 ...

, a census-designated place in Shasta County * Cottonwood, Yolo County, California, a ghost town * Cottonwood, Colorado, a neighborhood in the town of Parker * Cottonwood, Georgia, an unincorporated community in the City of

Fayetteville, Georgia Fayetteville ( ; locally ) 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 ...

Cottonwood, Idaho Cottonwood is a city in Idaho County, Idaho. On the Camas Prairie in north central Idaho, the population was 822 at the 2020 census, down from 900 in 2010 and 944 in 2000. It is just west of U.S. Route 95, between Grangeville and Lewist ...

, a city *

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

, a city *

Cottonwood, Minnesota Cottonwood is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2020 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 ...

, a city *

Cottonwood, Coal County, Oklahoma Cottonwood is an unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders ...

, 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 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Cottonwood, South Dakota Cottonwood is a small rural hamlet in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12 at the 2020 census. There are no businesses or services at Cottonwood. History Cottonwood was originally named Ingham, and under the lat ...

, a town *

Cottonwood, Callahan County, Texas Cottonwood is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callahan County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 65 in 2000. Cottonwood is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistica ...

, an unincorporated community *

Cottonwood, Kaufman County, Texas Cottonwood is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. The population was 181 at the 2020 census. Geography Cottonwood is located in southwestern Kaufman County along country roads east of Rosser, south of Scurry, and west of Grays P ...

, 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, 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, ...

, a city south of Cottonwood West *

Alamo, Texas Alamo ( ), located in the Rio Grande Valley is a city in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas, United States in an area of vegetable farming and citrus groves, and is a noted winter resort/retirement town near the Mexico–U.S. ...

, 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 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 Be ...

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

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