*Salix ×rubens Schrank. Common name: Crack Willow, Brittle Willow. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Low areas. Distribution: Hybrid of S. alba × fragilis, both native of the Old World. Reported as naturalizing in n. VA (Arlington County and City of Alexandria) by Simmons et al. (2020).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, Marchenko & Kuzovkina (2022); = n/a — RAB, Tat; = Salix ×fragilis L. (pro sp.) — FNA7, K4, NE, Belyaeva (2009); = Salix alba × euxina — NY; = Salix fragilis L. — C, F, G, GrPl, S, S13, Tat, WV, Argus (1986); > Salix ×rubens Schrank — Pa; > Salix fragilis L. — Pa. Basionym: Salix ×rubens Schrank 1789
Links to other floras: = Salix ×fragilis - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: FAC (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)
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