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Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw
black cottonwood

       
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Synonyms:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

  POBAC3 Populus balsamifera L. var. californica S. Watson
  POHA15 Populus hastata Dode p.p.
  POTR15 Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.
  POTRH Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. ssp. hastata (Dode) Dode p.p.
  POTRC Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. var. cupulata S. Watson
  POTRH2 Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. var. hastata (Dode) A. Henry p.p.
  POTRI Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. var. ingrata (Jeps.) Jeps.
 

Distribution:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

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USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, ND, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 27 species in Populus, 2 subspecies in Populus balsamifera L.
 

Classification:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Salicales
Family Salicaceae – Willow family
Genus Populus L. – cottonwood
Species Populus balsamifera L. – balsam poplar
Subspecies Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw – black cottonwood
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Populus balsamifera
balsam poplar              Endangered
Indiana:
Populus balsamifera
balsam poplar              Extirpated
Ohio:
Populus balsamifera
balsam poplar              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Populus balsamifera
balsam poplar              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

Populus balsamifera:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FACW FAC FACW FACW FACW NO NO FACW FAC FACW FACU NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22455.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

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Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

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