Populus balsamifera Linnaeus

Populus balsamifera Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2010.

Hybrid parent of

Populus ×brayshawii B. Boivin.

Populus ×jackii Sargent.

Populus ×hastata Dode.

Vernacular names

• peuplier baumier Darbyshire et al., 2000
• baumier Louis-Marie, 1953
• liard Marie-Victorin, 1995
• peuplier Marie-Victorin, 1995
• peuplier balsamifère Louis-Marie, 1953
• peuplier tacamahacca Louis-Marie, 1953

• balsam poplar Farrar, 1996
• balm of Gilead Harms, 2006
• black poplar Harms, 2006
• cottonwood
• eastern balsam poplar Farrar, 1996
• hackmatack FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• tacamahac Britton & Brown, 1970

Synonyms

• Populus balsamifera Linnaeus subsp. balsamifera TROPICOS
• Populus balsamifera var. candicans (Aiton) A. Gray TROPICOS
• Populus balsamifera var. fernaldiana Rouleau USDA NRCS, 2009+
• Populus balsamifera var. lanceolata Marshall USDA NRCS, 2009+
• Populus balsamifera var. michauxii (Dode) A. Henry USDA NRCS, 2009+
• Populus balsamifera var. subcordata Hylander FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Populus candicans Aiton FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Populus michauxii Dode TROPICOS
• Populus tacamahacca Miller FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Populus tacamahacca var. michauxii (Dode) Farwell TROPICOS

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Malpighiales
Family	Salicaceae
Tribe	Saliceae
Genus	Populus
Section	Populus sect. Tacamahaca
Species	Populus balsamifera

Habit

Tree