PLANTS Profile for Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera (balsam poplar)

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Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera
balsam poplar

Symbol:

POBAB2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

Populus tacamahaca

Eugene I. Roe. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, MN, Koochiching Co. 1957. Usage Requirements.

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Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

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Synonyms:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

	POBAC2	Populus balsamifera L. var. candicans (Aiton) A. Gray
	POBAF	Populus balsamifera L. var. fernaldiana Rouleau
	POBAL	Populus balsamifera L. var. lanceolata Marshall
	POBAM	Populus balsamifera L. var. michauxii (Dode) A. Henry
	POBAS2	Populus balsamifera L. var. subcordata Hyl.
	POCA33	Populus candicans Aiton
	POMI7	Populus michauxii Dode
	POTA2	Populus tacamahaca Mill.
	POTAC	Populus tacamahaca Mill. var. candicans (Aiton) Stout
	POTAL	Populus tacamahaca Mill. var. lanceolata (Marshall) Farw.
	POTAM2	Populus tacamahaca Mill. var. michauxii (Dode) Farw.

Distribution:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
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, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

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

Classification:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

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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. balsamifera – balsam poplar

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

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:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

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

FAC

FACW

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

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 22454.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 10:46 PM CDT