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Populus balsamifera L.
balsam poplar

       
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Photo of Populus balsamifera L.
Lynden Gerdes. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Populus balsamifera L.

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Distribution:
Populus balsamifera L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Populus balsamifera L.

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 27 species in Populus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera. . Image Available.
Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera
balsam poplar
Distribution of Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw. . Image Available.
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa
black cottonwood
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Populus balsamifera L.

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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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Populus balsamifera L.

This plant is 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:
balsam poplar              Endangered
Indiana:
balsam poplar              Extirpated
Ohio:
balsam poplar              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
balsam poplar              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Populus balsamifera L.

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.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan Minor   Minor       Low Moderate
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.

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 22453.

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

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

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Populus balsamifera L.

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