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  8. Balsam Poplars

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Balsam Poplars

Tacamahaca

Includes
3 native 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Black Cottonwood native
  • Balsam Poplar native
  • Narrowleaf Cottonwood native
  • Mongolian Poplar present
  • Laurel-leaved Poplar
  • Simon's Poplar present
  • Populus maximowiczii × Populus trichocarpa
  • Populus cathayana
  • Japanese Balsam Poplar
  • Hybrid Balsam-poplar native
  • Brayshaw's Poplar

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native balsam poplars All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Balsam Poplar Populus balsamifera caterpillars 297 hosts 16 food 61 flowers 9 shelter 1
  • Black Cottonwood Populus trichocarpa caterpillars 202 hosts 16 food 40 flowers 14 shelter 2
  • Narrowleaf Cottonwood Populus angustifolia caterpillars 183 hosts 9 food 30 flowers 2 shelter 1

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