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aspen

[as-puhn] / ˈæs pən /


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The moth's caterpillars will only eat two plants - aspen and creeping willow - which makes it a challenge to conserve, according to Butterfly Conservation.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

In Yellowstone National Park, their return has been praised with reducing the overabundant elk population and allowing decimated trees such as willows and aspen to recover, which subsequently brought the return of beavers and songbirds.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

Yes, stands of aspen and willows are thriving again — in some places.

From New York Times Apr. 23, 2024

In many areas, deciduous shrubs and trees, like willow and aspen, are moving in after a fire.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 2024

Every evening Frightful and I, sometimes accompanied by The Baron Weasel, would go to the edge of the meadow and look toward the aspen grove to see if the great log had fallen.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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