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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Populus balsamifera   FAMILY Salicaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)

Populus balsamifera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Populus balsamifera var. balsamifera

 

COMMON NAME:
Balsam Poplar, Hackmatack, Tacamahac


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image of Populus balsamifera, Balsam Poplar, Hackmatack, Tacamahac

Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux    dcp34_p21

        

image of Populus balsamifera, Balsam Poplar, Hackmatack, Tacamahac

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_168

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Populus balsamifera   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Populus balsamifera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Populus balsamifera var. balsamifera

 

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4343

Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: floodplains, disturbed areas. Occurring further north in a variety of habitats such as depressions, drainages, river bottoms, spruce-aspen forests, or on well-drained sites atop glacial deposits, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 7-10cm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Sepals absent
Petals absent
20-30 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Flowers in catkins, inflorescence pendulous

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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