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