Salicaceae Populus balsamifera L.
Balsam Poplar
Eskimo, Inuktitut - Other, Insecticide
Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
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Populus balsamifera L.
Scientific name: Populus balsamifera L.
USDA symbol: POBAB2 (
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Common names: Balsam Poplar
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Bark burned for a mosquito repelling smoke.
RECRD: 6461 id: 29208