Populus balsamifera (species)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Malpighiales (order) > Salicaceae (family) > Populus (genus)
Descripción
Species of large tree that grows in swampy soils in the northern U.S. and Canada. It is often cultivated as a shade tree, attractive for fragrant buds thickly coated with an aromatic resin, which is also used to make cough syrups.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- balsam poplar (species) [en]
- hackmatack (species) [en]
- tacamahac (species) [en]
- peuplier baumier (species) [fr]
- álamo balsámico (species) [es]
- Populus tacamahaca (species) [la]