Salix sericea Marshall. Common name: Silky Willow. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Bogs, fens, seeps, seepage swamps, peaty swamps, banks of small streams. Distribution: NL, QC, MI, WI, and se. MN, south to w. NC, ne. GA, e. TN, sc. TN, n. AL, and n. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA7, G, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Argus (1986); > Salix coactilis Fernald — F; > Salix sericea Marshall — F. Basionym: Salix sericea Marshall 1785
Links to other floras: = Salix sericea - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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