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Salix eriocephala Michaux. Common name: Heart-leaved Willow, Diamond Willow, Missouri Willow. Phenology: Apr-early May; May-early Jun. Habitat: Streambanks, riverbanks, calcareous fens and marshes, river-scour prairies, impoundments, and other disturbed wet areas. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to SK, south to w. FL, AR, s. KS, and ne. CO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl2, FNA7, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NY, Pa, W, WH3, Argus (1986); = Salix cordata Michx. — Tat; = Salix eriocephala Michx. ssp. eriocephala var. eriocephala — NE, Dorn (1995); > Salix cordata Michx. var. angustata (Pursh) Andersson — S, S13; > Salix cordata Michx. var. cordata — S, S13, misapplied; > Salix eriocephala Michx. — F; > Salix missouriensis Bebb — S13; > Salix rigida Muhl. — WV; > Salix rigida Muhl. var. angustata (Pursh) Fernald — F, G; > Salix rigida Muhl. var. rigida — F, G; > Salix rigida Muhl. var. vestita (Andersson) Ball — G; Salix eriocephala Michx. — (basionym)

Links to other floras: = Salix eriocephala - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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