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Salix petiolaris Smith. Common name: Meadow Willow, Skeletonleaf Willow. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Streambanks, low prairies, marshes. Distribution: NS and QC west to NT and BC, south to NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, MO, NE, and CO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa; > Salix gracilis Andersson var. gracilis — F; > Salix gracilis Andersson var. textoris Fernald — F; > Salix petiolaris Sm. var. angustifolia Andersson — C, G; > Salix petiolaris Sm. var. gracilis (Andersson) Andersson — S, S13; > Salix petiolaris Sm. var. petiolaris — C, G, S, S13. Basionym: Salix petiolaris Sm. 1802

Links to other floras: = Salix petiolaris - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image of plant© Erik Danielson source
image of plant© Erik Danielson source
image of plant© Erik Danielson source
image of plant© Paul Marcum source
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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