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Also called eastern balsam poplar, bam, bamtree, hackmatack, tacamahac poplar and tacamahaca. Part of the "poplar" genus Populus.
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada, Alaska, and northernmost continental 🇺🇸 USA.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) Populus hosts caterpillars of 367 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Can form a hybrid with eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides (also part of the "poplar" genus Populus), forming balm of Gilead Populus gileadensis. It occurs occasionally in nature.
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