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Salicaceae
Salix

not marked as a favorite taxon Salix discolor Muhlenberg. Common name: Pussy Willow. Phenology: Mar-early May; mid May-early Jun. Habitat: Calcareous wetlands, disturbed areas. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) and Alberta south to Delaware, w. Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Dakota, and Montana.

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Subgenus: Vetrix. Section: Cinerella.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA7, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S, S13, Tat, Va, Argus (1986); = n/a — RAB; > Salix ancorifera Fernald — F; > Salix discolor Muhlenberg var. discolor — F, G, Mi, WV; > Salix discolor Muhlenberg var. latifolia Andersson — F, G, Mi, WV; > Salix discolor Muhlenberg var. overi C.R.Ball — F; > Salix discolor Muhlenberg var. prinoides (Pursh) Andersson — WV. Basionym: Salix discolor Muhlenberg 1803

Links to other floras: = Salix discolor - 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 ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Salix discolor© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Salix discolor© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Salix discolor© Mac H. Alford | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Salix discolor© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Salix discolor© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Salix discolor© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Salix discolor© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Salix discolor© Mac H. Alford | Original Image ⭷
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image #13 of Salix discolor© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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native range: northeastern United States to western Canada



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