Populus balsamifera L.

Balsam Poplar

Synonyms: Populus candicans, Populus tacamahaca, Populus tacamahaca var. candicans, Populus tacamahaca var. lanceolata

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Salicaceae

Genus: Populus

Species: Populus balsamifera

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Watch List

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Populus balsamifera