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Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera
Balsam Poplar
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s): Populus balsamifera var. candicans, Populus balsamifera var. fernaldiana, Populus balsamifera var. lanceolata, Populus balsamifera var. michauxii, Populus balsamifera var. subcordata, Populus candicans, Populus michauxii, Populus tacamahaca, Populus tacamahaca var. candicans, Populus tacamahaca var. lanceolata, Populus tacamahaca var. michauxii
USDA Symbol: POBAB2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Inflorescence: Catkin
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 130 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownDistribution
USA: AK , CO , CT , DC , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , ND , NH , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , VA , VT , WI , WV , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Growing Conditions
Soil Moisture: MoistSoil Description: Loam
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-23Research By: TWC Staff