Salix eriocephala Michaux. Heart-leaved Willow, Diamond Willow, Missouri Willow. Phen: Apr-early May; May-early Jun. Hab: Streambanks, riverbanks, calcareous fens and marshes, river-scour prairies, impoundments, and other disturbed wet areas. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) west to SK, south to w. FL, AR, s. KS, and ne. CO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, Fl2, FNA7, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NY, Pa, W, WH3, Argus (1986); = Salix cordata Michx. – Tat; = Salix eriocephala Michx. ssp. eriocephala var. eriocephala – NE, Dorn (1995); > Salix cordata var. angustata (Pursh) Andersson – S, S13; > Salix cordata Michx. var. cordata – S, S13, misapplied; > Salix eriocephala Michx. – F; > Salix missouriensis Bebb – S13; > Salix rigida Muhl. – WV; > Salix rigida Muhl. var. angustata (Pursh) Fernald – F, G; > Salix rigida Muhl. var. rigida – F, G; > Salix rigida Muhl. var. vestita (Andersson) Ball – G

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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: 8