Salix famelica (Ball) Argus. Common name: Hungry Willow. Habitat: Streambanks. Distribution: MB to AB south to n. MO (Schuyler and Adair counties), KS, and ne. CO. We defer to Argus (2005), who only lists this species as an upper Great Plains taxon. Counties listed in Kartesz (2015) need substantiation, and may more likely represent another member of section Cordatae, especially considering the apparent rare status of S. famelica in the southern portions of adjacent Kansas.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, K4, Mo3; = n/a — G; < Salix eriocephala Michx. — C; < Salix lutea Nutt. — GrPl. Basionym: Salix lutea Nutt. var. famelica C.R.Ball 1921
Links to other floras: = Salix famelica - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
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