Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Populus ×jackii
FAMILY
Salicaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Balm-of-Gilead at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus ×jackii [balsamifera × deltoides]
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-004:
Populus candicans
FAMILY
Salicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Balm-of-Gilead
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_poca33_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Populus ×jackii
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus ×jackii [balsamifera × deltoides]
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-02-004:
Populus candicans
FAMILY
Salicaceae
1139
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Cultivar of uncertain origin
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare or locally abundant, spread from cultivation
Look for it in bottomlands, riverbanks, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
10 or more stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Landscaping with Native Trees p187?
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p114?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p46
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p248