Salicaceae
Populus

Populus balsamifera L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1034 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Russian Far East, Subarctic America to N. U.S.A. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Introduced into:

Belgium, East European Russia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Maryland, Poland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • A.K.Skvortsov (2010). Taxonomical synopsis of the genus Populus L. in East Europe, North and Central Asia. Byulleten' Glavnogo Botaniceskogo Sada 196: 62-73.
  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Nedoluzhko, V.A. in Nedoluzhko, V.A. (1995). Konspekt Dendroflory Rossiiskogo Dal'nego Vostoka. Konspekt Dendroflory Rossiiskogo Dal'nego Vostoka: 1-208. Vladivostok: Dal'nauka.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • A.K.Skvortsov (2010). Taxonomical synopsis of the genus Populus L. in East Europe, North and Central Asia. Byulleten' Glavnogo Botaniceskogo Sada 196: 62-73.
  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Ri͡abinina, Z.N. & Kni͡azev, M.S. (2009). Opredelitel sosudistykh rastenii Orenburgskoi oblasti: 1-757. Moskva: KMK.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K004769235 Yes
Goodenough, S. [s.n.] K001079628 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004769251 Yes
Lange, J. [s.n.] K004769880 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [H1934] Malawi K004769237 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004769236 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K004769234 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G. [1857] K004769241 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004769250 Yes
[Dr A.S. Simly] [s.n.] K004769239 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K004769238 Yes
[A.D. Norton] [s.n.] K004769240 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] K004769244 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004769249 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] K004769243 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1164] K004769242 Yes
Little, J.E. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769290 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769281 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769282 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769291 Yes
[C. Rutinity] [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769280 Yes
C.E.K.; J.P.M. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769292 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769289 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [28905] United Kingdom Populus candicans K004769286 Yes
Polunin; Newbold [96] Ireland Populus candicans K004769285 Yes
[v.o. Herder] [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769303 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Populus candicans K004769293 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images