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not marked as a favorite taxon 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.

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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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image #1 of Salix humilis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Salix humilis© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Salix humilis© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Salix humilis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Salix humilis© Alan Cressler: Salix humilis (female flowers), Wade Tract Preserve, Arcadia Plantation, Thomas County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Salix humilis© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷

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