Salix humilis Marshall. Common name: Upland Willow, Prairie Willow. Phenology: Mar-May; . Habitat: Upland areas, often in open or semi-open sites, in barrens, fens, rocky woodlands, and grassy balds over mafic rocks (such as amphibolite) up to at least 1800m elevation, also in powerline rights-of-way, woodland borders, and other miscellaneous habitats. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and MB, south to Panhandle FL and ne. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl2, NE, S, S13, Tat, WH3; = Salix humilis Marshall var. humilis — Ar, FNA7, GrPl, K4, Mi, Mo3, NY, Pa, W, Argus (1986); < Salix humilis Marshall — GW2, RAB; > Salix humilis Marshall var. humilis — F, G, Il, WV; > Salix humilis Marshall var. hyporhysa Fernald — F, Il, WV; > Salix humilis Marshall var. keweenawensis Farw. — F, G; > Salix humilis Marshall var. rigidiuscula (Andersson) B.L.Rob. — G, Tx; Salix humilis Marshall. Basionym: Salix humilis Marshall 1785
Links to other floras: = Salix humilis var. humilis - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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