Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Populus balsamifera L. ssp. balsamifera

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Populus balsamifera L. var. candicans Gr., Populus balsamifera L. var. fernaldiana Rouleau, Populus balsamifera L. var. lanceolata Marsh., Populus balsamifera L. var. michauxii (Dode) A. Henry, Populus balsamifera L. var. subcordata Hyl., Populus balsamifera lanceolata, Populus balsamifera var. candicans Gray., Populus candicans Aiton, Populus michauxii Dode, Populus tacamahaca P. Mill., Populus tacamahaca P. Mill. var. candicans (Aiton) Stout, Populus tacamahaca P. Mill. var. lanceolata (Marsh.) Farw., Populus tacamahaca P. Mill. var. michauxii (Dode) Farw., Possibly Populus candicans Michx.

Common names:

American balm Gilead (1876) (92)

Balm-of-Gilead [Balm of Gilead] (1876-1949) (1, 5, 72, 85, 91, 92, 108, 109, 156, 158)

Balm-of-Gilead poplar (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Balsam poplar (1890-Present) (50, 113)

Heart-leaf balsam poplar [Heart-leaved balsam poplar] (1857) (20)

Lance-leaf balsam tree [Lance-leaved balsam tree] (1785) (8)

Tacamahac (1879) (46)

Tacamahac poplar (1942) (155)