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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix humilis var. humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix humilis var. humilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Salix humilis var. humilis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-003:
Salix humilis FAMILY Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix humilis
COMMON NAME:
Upland Willow, Prairie Willow
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Jean Askew jas_1466_b
April Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Catkins flowering before leaves emerge; perianth reduced to a nectary, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_salix_humilis_2269
April Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Staminate flowers: filaments distinct; anthers purple turning yellow, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120505_141
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
A shrub that forms thickets, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm120505_143
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120505_144
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120505_145
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaves pale and veiny below, margin slightly revolute, petioles hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm170507_778
May Jackson County NC
Floral bracts of pistillate catkins moderately densely hairy, hairs white, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm170507_787
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4987
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Fruiting catkins subsessile, 1.5-3cm long; capsule grayish, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4989
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4995
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0508b_32b
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow s050806_cd
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix humilis var. humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix humilis var. humilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Salix humilis var. humilis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-003:
Salix humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix humilis
1300
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
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, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Mountains & Piedmont of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p084
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p054
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p36
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p314
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