Salix interior Rowlee. Sandbar Willow. Phen: Mar-mid May; Jun-Aug. Hab: Sandbars, riverbanks, creekbanks, flood scours. Dist: NB west to BC, south to n. DE, n. VA, TN, MS, LA, TX, and NM.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Sometimes interpreted as S. exigua var. sericans (Nees) Dorn (Nesom 2002).

Synonymy: = Ar, FNA7, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, S, S13, Tat, WV; = Salix exigua Nutt. ssp. interior (Rowlee) Cronquist – GrPl, Pa, Argus (1986), Dorn (1998); = Salix exigua Nutt. var. sericans (Nees) Dorn; < Salix exigua Nutt. – NcTx, W; > Salix exigua Nutt. ssp. interior (Rowlee) Cronquist var. angustissima (Andersson) Reveal & C.R.Broome – C; > Salix interior Rowlee var. angustissima – Tx; > Salix interior Rowlee var. exterior Fernald – F; > Salix interior Rowlee var. interior – F, G; > Salix interior Rowlee var. pedicellata (Andersson) Ball – G, Argus (1997), Chen et al (2010); > Salix interior Rowlee var. wheeleri Rowlee – G

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
• Great Plains: FACW
• Midwest: FACW
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily: 7