Salicaceae Populus balsamifera L.

Balsam Poplar

Montana Indian - Food, Fodder

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19

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Scientific name: Populus balsamifera L.
USDA symbol: POBAB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Balsam Poplar
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Young twigs fed to horses when other food was not obtainable.

RECRD: 10177 id: 29215

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